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I wanted to try out linux, and i came across a usb key version I followed the instructions and put the .iso file and ran the .bat file to make ...
  1. 05-28-2009 #1
    pontypool
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    kubuntu and ubuntu

    I wanted to try out linux, and i came across a usb key version I followed the instructions and put the .iso file and ran the .bat file to make it bootable. But when i restart the computer and open the boot menu to choose my pen drive. it says "boot error" is there a way to fix this?

    Also what is the difference between the linux versions? someone suggested ubuntu but i dont know what the difference is, which should i get?
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    I'm very new to using Linux, and I've only used Fedora and Ubuntu, and Ubuntu indeed is much easier than Fedora. In Fedora, things just didn't work off the shelf and I had to tweak things a lot to get them to work,...

    So yeah, there are differences between distributions.

    I think other people here will explain better
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    As for the booting off of a usb drive, the same thing happened to me too. I think it's just that some usb storages don't work...

    I went with a live cd version, which will work better. I'm pretty sure there is a live cd version of Ubuntu.
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    wil i have to create a partition for the live cd.
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    No, I don't think you can partition a cd-r...

    You just download the iso file, burn it into a cd-r, restart, go to the boot option, selection cd-rom drive.
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    so where does it save stuff if it hasnt got its own partition.
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    oh... you meant a separate partition for your harddrive?

    The purpose of a live cd version is just trying stuff out or for recovery, so I never actually saved anything when I booted from a live cd version.

    However, I guess you can save it to your harddrive or your usb thumb drive as Ubuntu support NTFS and FAT.
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    so you must have to define a savepath while in livecd mode right? ok where do i get the live cd version and normal ubuntu?
    thanks
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    Go explore ubuntu.com, you'll find everything there

    I can't post the link to download anything because I didn't post 15 times yet... it's a rule in this forum
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    Quote Originally Posted by pontypool View Post
    so where does it save stuff if it hasnt got its own partition.
    Live CDs use a ramdisk (a portion of memory mounted as a drive) for storage - all gone when you reboot.
    - Clouds don't crash - Bertrand Meyer

    registered Linux user 393557

    finally - hw to brag about - but next year it will look pitifully quaint:
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