"Linux: Alternate Installation Methods" by rowanrookhttp://trailfire.com/rowanrook/trails/51310rowanrook/trails60Lubi, LVPM, UNetbootin, and Bubakup - UNetbootinhttp://trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/161667UNetbootin allows for the installation of Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSuse, Arch Linux, or Debian to a real partition, so it's no different from a standard install, only it has the advantage that it needs no CD. This is meant for people who want to install Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSuse, Arch Linux, or Debian but don't have a CD-R to burn, lack a CD writer, or they want to install on a computer that doesn't have a CD-ROM drive, like an ultra-portable laptop.

UNetbootin uses a Windows or Linux-based installer to install a small modification to the bootloader (grldr and boot.ini for NT-based systems, grub.exe and config.sys for Win9x, or grub on Linux), uses the bootloader to boot the netboot initrd and kernel, then uses that to download and install Ubuntu directly from the internet, no CD required. After Linux is installed, the modification to the bootloader is then undone.

Requirements

  • Linux, or Microsoft Windows 95-XP (Vista support is in the works, though a temporary workaround can be found in the "Known Issues" section at the bottom of this page)
  • A broadband internet connection (dial-up will take way too long to download)
  • 3GB or more of spare hard drive space to install Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSuse, Arch Linux, or Debian in

Installation Instructions

HowtoForge has a guide for installing Ubuntu or Fedora using UNetbootin.

Before installing, remember to back up all your data, in case you do something wrong in the partitioning stage of the installer.

  1. Download the appropriate file for the distro and version you want to install; if using Windows, use the exe files, if using Ubuntu, Debian, or a deb-based distro, use the deb files, if using Fedora, Suse, or an rpm-based distro, use the rpm file, if using another Linux distribution, use the sh (self extracting) files: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=198821
  2. If using Windows, run the file, and click "OK" to reboot.
]]>Linux: Alternate Installation MethodsrowanrookMon, 05 May 2008 07:59:22 -0700trailfire:markId:161667Say goodbye to Microsoft. Now.http://trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/172318Install Debian GNU/Linux

Click on the image to install Debian GNU/Linux



More details about it]]>Linux: Alternate Installation MethodsrowanrookMon, 05 Nov 2007 18:46:12 -0800trailfire:markId:172318Installing Debian Etch From A Windows System With "Debian-Installer Loader" | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorialshttp://trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/172321Debian-Installer Loader is a Debian Etch installer for Windows which adds an entry to the boot menu that allows you to start the Debian installation. Unlike the Ubuntu installation with Wubi, real Debian partitions are created during the installation. In the end, you have a dual-boot system (Windows/Debian).]]>Linux: Alternate Installation MethodsrowanrookMon, 05 Nov 2007 18:49:50 -0800trailfire:markId:172321Instlux: Install linux from windowshttp://trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/160811Download instlux and start migrating your systems to Linux. Instlux is a collaborative project hosted on sourceforge that automates the Linux installation on a Windows system, based on Marc Herbert's web page . Ubuntu, OpenSuSE and Linkat are supported .]]>Linux: Alternate Installation MethodsrowanrookMon, 05 Nov 2007 18:52:20 -0800trailfire:markId:160811Wubi - The Easiest Way to Linuxhttp://trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/172325I used Wubi to install Ubuntu Linux on a Dell Inspiron 600m laptop. It worked like a charm. All you have to do is download the installer and run it, then follow the setup wizard, and presto, you now have Ubuntu Linux dual-booting with Win Xp. If you have been wanting to try Linux, but hesitating because of the setup hassle, this is your best option. And you don't have to give up your Windows install either!
Download Wubi]]>Linux: Alternate Installation MethodsrowanrookMon, 05 Nov 2007 18:54:08 -0800trailfire:markId:172325Video: Pain-free Linux installation - CNET Reviewshttp://trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/172327Linux: Alternate Installation MethodsrowanrookMon, 05 Nov 2007 19:00:04 -0800trailfire:markId:172327Installing Multiple OS's Without A Floppy/CD/DVD/Etc. | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorialshttp://trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/203749Installing Multiple OS's Without A Floppy/CD/DVD/Etc. 

This article explains how I managed to install over 50 various operating systems on my computer (1 hard drive) without having to burn the distro ISO to disk to boot from. (No floppy, usb, cd, dvd, etc. needed!)

NOTE: There is a full-length version of this article.

]]>Linux: Alternate Installation MethodsrowanrookMon, 17 Mar 2008 12:32:33 -0700trailfire:markId:203749Pendrivelinux 2008 install from Windows | USB Pen Drive Linuxhttp://trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/203854Pendrivelinux 2008 is a remaster created from MCNLive and based purely on Mandriva Linux. Like Mandriva Flash and MCNLive, Pendrivelinux 2008 allows the user to save "ALL" installed software, changes, bookmarks, email, contacts and more by utilizing a persistent loop image. This means that you no longer needs to create a partition on the USB device for saving changes. Changes are saved and restored via a loop file that resides on the USB device by booting "Boot with Persistent changes" boot option.

Note: This tutorial is for users looking to install Pendrivelinux 2008 to a USB flash pendrive from within Windows

Pendrivelinux 2008 Screenshot:

Pendrivelinux 2008 Screenshot

Prerequisites:

  • 1GB or larger USB flash drive
  • PC must be able to boot from USB

Installing Pendrivelinux 2008 from Windows:

  1. Ensure your USB flash drive is formatted as Fat16 or Fat32
  2. Download Pendrivelinux08.zip
  3. Extract the contents from Pendrivelinux08.zip to your USB device
  4. From your USB device, click makeboot.bat to make the drive bootable
  5. Reboot your computer, set your boot menu or BIOS to boot from the USB device

Login and passwords:

User: root password: root

User: guest password: guest

Additional notes: A loopfile with a capacity of 256MB has already been created on the USB flash device. If you would like to use a larger loopfile for saving changes, boot using the Boot Live (non persistent) option. Then delete the mcnlive.loop file on your flash drive and create a new VFAT loopfile by clicking the Penguin in the Taskbar and navigating to Pendrivelinux-> Create persistent loop and following the onscreen instructions.

Create persistent loop

The remaster Live script used to create Pendrivelinux is included in the download.
This remaster was made from MCNLive and is based on the free Mandriva Linux distribution "without changing the source". Sources are available from ftp.nluug.nl and distrib-coffee or from one of the mirrors.

]]>Linux: Alternate Installation MethodsrowanrookTue, 18 Mar 2008 11:43:03 -0700trailfire:markId:203854How to Install Linux to a USB flash pen drive using Windows | USB Pen Drive Linuxhttp://trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/203856

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    ]]>Linux: Alternate Installation MethodsrowanrookTue, 18 Mar 2008 11:48:13 -0700trailfire:markId:203856USB Damn Small Linux install | USB Pen Drive Linuxhttp://trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/204006

    USB Damn Small Linux (DSL) This is a revisit of the Windows DSL USB installation tutorial: "Putting damn small linux on a USB pendrive". Damn Small Linux was created by John Andrews of damnsmalllinux.org and is basically a trimmed down version of Knoppix, making it perfect for smaller drives. Based on the 2.4 kernel, DSL is great to use for older and slower computers as well. It will fit and run on portable devices or drives as small as 64MB.

    Damn Small Linux Screenshots:

    Damn Small Linux Screenshots

    Basic essentials:

    • A 64MB or larger USB flash drive
    • HP-USB Format tool (optional)
    • 7-Zip (or another extracting utility)
    • Syslinux
    • dsl-embedded.zip

    Damn Small Linux USB install tutorial:

    1. Download the HP-USB Format tool and format your flash drive using the Fat or Fat32 option
    2. Download the dsl-embedded.zip and extract the contents using 7-Zip to your "USB flash drive"
    3. Download syslinux-3.36.zip and unzip the files to a directory called syslinux on your computer
    4. From Windows click start-> run-> cmd
    5. From the command window, type cd \syslinux\win32
    6. Type syslinux.exe -ma X: (replace X with your USB drive letter) to make the drive bootable
    7. Reboot your computer and set your system BIOS to boot from USB-ZIP or USB-HDD. You might also need to set the hard disk boot priority to boot from the USB stick if your BIOS lists the device as a hard drive.

    Notes: It is possible to "boot DSL using Qemu emulation" without the need to reboot the PC. See the included readme file that was written by the authors of DSL

    If you still can't get DSL to work, you can try this full installation tutorial direct from the DSL wiki

    ]]>    Linux: Alternate Installation MethodsrowanrookWed, 19 Mar 2008 12:46:10 -0700trailfire:markId:204006    Damn Small Linux Not Download Pagehttp://trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/204010Suppose you are working with a windows system to set up the USB drive?

    1. grab the DSL iso
    2. get winrar or something that allows you to unpack the iso
    3. d/l the current syslinux for your OS

    a. format the USB drive FAT, FAT32 does not work out so well for me.
    b. extract the iso file to the USB drive, everything
    c. copy everything in the isolinux folder to the top level of the USB drive.
    d. copy and rename the isolinux.cfg file to syslinux.cfg
    e. you should not have to edit the new syslinux.cfg file, it was fine in the iso image that I grabbed.
    f. run syslinux from the command line in the folder you unpacked it in. If your USB drive is E: then run syslinux.exe E:

    you should be able to restart and boot into the USB drive, you may have to make some BIOS changes but this worked out great for me.
    Current Full Mirror List:
    ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/damnsmall/dsl-n/
    http://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/damnsmall/dsl-n/
    http://dsl.thegeekery.com/
    ftp://ftp.is.co.za/linux/distributions/damnsmall/dsl-n
    http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/damnsmall/
    http://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/pub/distro/DamnSmallLinux/dsl-n/


    ]]>    Linux: Alternate Installation MethodsrowanrookWed, 19 Mar 2008 13:48:21 -0700trailfire:markId:204010    QemuOnWindows - #qemu Wikihttp://trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/204771Linux: Alternate Installation MethodsrowanrookThu, 27 Mar 2008 07:56:30 -0700trailfire:markId:204771QemuOnWindows - #qemu Wikihttp://trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/204772QEMU is an emulator for various CPUs. It works on Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Mac OS X (not complete). This guide covers installation of QEMU on a Windows host. To emulate a guest x86 machine on a host x86 architecture we use QEMU's Full System Emulation mode.

    1. QEMU on Microsoft Windows(c)
      1. QEMU installation
      2. Explore QEMU
        1. Starting QEMU
          1. Starting QEMU from the command prompt
          2. Using a batch file
          3. Using a shortcut
        2. Test-Benchmark
        3. x86_64 Emulation
      3. Guest OS installation
        1. Hard disk image
        2. Installation
        3. Usage
        4. Acceleration with KQemu
        5. Final shortcut
        6. Floppy and CD-ROM
        7. Real Harddisk Access
        8. Further configuration
      4. Uninstall
      5. Notes
      6. License
      7. Links
    ]]>    Linux: Alternate Installation MethodsrowanrookThu, 27 Mar 2008 07:57:18 -0700trailfire:markId:204772    PCLinuxOS Magazine - HTMLhttp://trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/206633I decided that I wanted to have my Live PCLOS on a USB stick, but I wanted it to be easy for me to change from PCLOS KDE to PCLOS Gnome to BEL Server to Tiny to Flux etc, etc, as the mood and requirements dictated. This is what I have done. It works for me. No guarantees for anyone else.

    I see lots of stuff written about putting PCLOS onto a pen drive/ USB stick/flash drive or whatever. Lots of people seem to have difficulty with this, or maybe it is the concept that escapes them. I don't know what it is, but what follows is a very useful way to have a USB drive set up for your favourite PCLOS distro or derivative. I use Grub as the bootloader.

    What is required is a 1 GB USB drive. Smaller is manageable but does limit the distros that will fit on it. With a 1 GB drive anything that fits on a CD will fit on it. You can use a larger drive if you wish of course. To do so would make it possible to put your own remaster on the stick.

    The Concept:

    Create partitions on the drive to hold the OS files and also the boot files. For the sake of security we will keep the OS files separate from the boot files. There is no attempt in this document to extend the capabilities over those of the liveCD. In other words if you want to save changes or have persistence then you will have a little more work to do.

    ]]>    Linux: Alternate Installation MethodsrowanrookSat, 05 Apr 2008 07:06:56 -0700trailfire:markId:206633    Ubuntu Mobile on an OLPC XO at eclecticchttp://trailfire.com/rowanrook/marks/208743

    This guide is based largely on the following sources.  It could be useful to check them if something here doesn’t work:

    Requirements:

    • OLPC XO
    • 1+GB (2 GB or more is much better) SD card or USB thumbdrive
    • SD card reader if you’re using an SD, which this guide assumes
    • A linux box (besides the XO).  This guide assumes Ubuntu 8.04

    First, download and install what you need to install Ubuntu on an SD.  We’ll be using Qemu and a Hardy Heron netboot image.

    sudo apt-get install qemu qemu-launcher qemuctl
    wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/mini.iso

    Run qemu-launcher.  Check “Use CD-ROM,” set Boot Disk to CD-ROM, and in the CD-ROM field open the path to the mini.iso you downloaded earlier.  Set Hard disk 0 to the location of your SD card or thumbdrive, which will be something like /dev/sdb or /dev/sdc.  If you aren’t sure, after inserting the card or drive, open a terminal and run dmesg.  The last few lines will mention some sd* and that’s what you want to use.  If it automounted, unmount it before going on.  The last thing on this tab of qemu-launcher is to set RAM to 256mb.

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