New PC

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I purchased a new laptop manufactured by Eee PC. It has a 160 GB hard drive and 1 GB of RAM. In keeping with Legacy (As outlined by MicroSoft and Intel), it does not have a CD, the only ports are USB-A type. I intend to partition the drive for Ubuntu, but since there are only USB ports, and rather than purchasing a separate CD or DVD drive. I figure one can load the system in another manner. My thoughts are as follows.

1. Copy a CD’s data to a jump drive and then run the installer as if the jump drive is a CD. or

2. Copy the CD’s data to a jump drive then copy it to a file in the XP NTFS. Then run the installer.

3. It seems to me, either method should work regardless of what UNIX system is being installed i.e.: BSD, Ubuntu, etc.

Your thoughts please.

[meton_magis]

I've never tried to install ubuntu from a flash drive, but there is an application to take a linux iso and convert it to a flash installer. google for it, I don't remember the name.

also, asus is the manufacturer, Eee Pc is the model (their line of subnotebook / netbooks,) and the lack of a cdrom is not for keeping something Legacy, quite the oposite it is using the availability of newer technologies to keep overall cost down (no cdrom to buy) and extending battery life (cdroms take significantly more power to operate then flash drives).

[Bemk]

I've never tried to install ubuntu from a flash drive, but there is an application to take a linux iso and convert it to a flash installer. google for it, I don't remember the name.

The application you are talking about is used by me, and it is called Unetbootin.

You download the iso and plug in a USB memory stick. Set your bios to boot from USB and boot it.

It will all work as long as your bios is up to date enough, older biosses don't support USB booting. Since you have a new system, I figure you only have to turn it on.

If you want to keep windows, but also install Ubuntu, the wubi installer could be something for you though. I also used it, and I have a netbook dualbooting Windows and Ubuntu.

[meton_magis]

The application you are talking about is used by me, and it is called Unetbootin.

That's the one. I've never used it because I usually use fedora or RHEL (centos) and can use their diskboot.img files and install from an NFS share on my network, but I hear it works ok.

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The application you are talking about is used by me, and it is called Unetbootin.

You download the iso and plug in a USB memory stick. Set your bios to boot from USB and boot it.

It will all work as long as your bios is up to date enough, older biosses don't support USB booting. Since you have a new system, I figure you only have to turn it on.

If you want to keep windows, but also install Ubuntu, the wubi installer could be something for you though. I also used it, and I have a netbook dualbooting Windows and Ubuntu.

Thanks for the info

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That's the one. I've never used it because I usually use fedora or RHEL (centos) and can use their diskboot.img files and install from an NFS share on my network, but I hear it works ok.

Thanks for the info

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Thanks for the info

As I am just beginning my emersion into Computer Science. I decided to experiment some. I copied a CD on to a 2GB thumb drive. Then I put the drive into one of the port of new computer. Then locating the installation file the installation was run. The program installed as if it were still on the CD.

Man I love it when I learn something new. My motto is to learn one new thing every day.

Although I am certain it will work I am now going to uninstall the program and then copy the files from the thumb drive to a file in the main directory and run the install from there.

[Bemk]

My motto is to learn one new thing every day.

Although I am certain it will work I am now going to uninstall the program and then copy the files from the thumb drive to a file in the main directory and run the install from there.

First of all, I wish you the best of luck, I learn an awful lot every day, but mostly I am happy when I manage to learn about 2 to 3 new things. For every thing you learned you also need to keep on using it to keep remembering it (or write it down, I put it in a script and run that, is also very easy).

Exactly what are you going to copy by the way?

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Thanks for the info

First of all, I wish you the best of luck, I learn an awful lot every day, but mostly I am happy when I manage to learn about 2 to 3 new things. For every thing you learned you also need to keep on using it to keep remembering it (or write it down, I put it in a script and run that, is also very easy).

Exactly what are you going to copy by the way?

I am studying for my A plus certification. The CD that came with the study manual contains a bunch of sample exams. Since my computer does not have a floppy, CD-ROM, or DVD an unintended learning experience was put before me. It was great.

I am currently in a training program for folks that have been out of the workforce for sometime (years) that need to enhance their marketable skills. The skills I need the increase are computer related, plus my health ditates my previous career (construction) is out, so here I am enlisting all the availbale resources to make my learning top notch.

Thanks to all