Ubuntu 8.10 Live CD... without the CD.

eXor · 10 Apr 2009 at 10:20

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromLinux

You can evaluate / install Live CDs without the hassle of burning and without the infuriatingly slow CD speed.

It's also a cheap way to get a fast, secure, read-only-filesystem environment.

This is awesome! Now I just need to learn how to remaster it with the latest Firefox + preferences.

Bob Wya Jnr · 10 Apr 2009 at 15:12

eXor said:
You can evaluate / install Live CDs without the hassle of burning and without the infuriatingly slow CD speed.

Uhhmm I always burn my OS images to DVDs. With 8x or 16x speed DVD+R's you would have to be really short of time to complain!!

Bob

yashiro · 10 Apr 2009 at 17:23

Too much chew on doing it manually.
I just use Unetbootin and install them to an old usb stick. Takes 5mins.

craptakular · 10 Apr 2009 at 19:05

i use diskpart in windows to make my usb stick active, then dmount image with deamon tools, then do xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\

works every time, unetbootin works mostly but has failed to work on a few iso's I have tried.

eXor · 10 Apr 2009 at 20:47

Oxy said:
unetbootin works mostly but has failed to work on a few iso's I have tried.

I considered trying out UNetbootin, but decided against it because I'm familiar with every command in that short script and I'm not a fan of 'black box' solutions.

Does Arch do Live CD / USB?

yashiro · 10 Apr 2009 at 22:35

There is a spin off Arch live CD. Most of the arch folk don't seem too keen on it.
I can see their point, the Arch hobby is the setting up, learning and messing about.

If you want a good minimal install with sane defaults you're better off with Debian.