Re: [LAU] Sneakernet advice

From: Bengt Gördén <bengan@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Wed Sep 10 2008 - 23:04:08 EEST

Den Wednesday 10 September 2008 21.31.51 skrev Chip VanDan:
> I'm in a bit of a pickle lately and I was hoping for some advice. I'm
> currently in a situation where I have access to a computer but not
> from my laptop that I want Linux on.
>
> I'm used to using Fedora Core 3 with Planet CCRMA, however that is
> completely impossible without having an Internet connection seeing as
> how everything is managed using yum or apt. I've tried Dynebolic on
> my laptop and it completely sucked, the sound card didn't work
> properly. I just tried Ubuntu 8.04 and it worked beautifully, then I
> found Ubuntu Studio which is based on 8.04, however it's only
> available in DVD format and I don't have a DVD burner on the computer
> that has access.
>
> Before I get the answer I'm expecting I'll say that I cannot put the
> laptop on the same network as the computer that has access, that is
> not allowed where I'm at. Is there a way to download the ISO file and
> run it from a USB Flash drive?

Yes. You can make it bootable, copy the files to USB. Reboot from USB and
install from there.

Some instructions to do that are here
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick

Another way would be to get a external DVD with USB.

/bengan
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