Showing posts with label linux live usb. Show all posts
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

How do I download openSUSE onto a live USB?

Q. How much space does it require to boot? Is there anything that I have to download onto the USB stick to make it ready? And in general, how DO you download something to a live USB? Please give me a step by step guide.

A. This might help you a lot:

http://billmullins.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/free-linux-live-usb-creator-run-or-boot-linux-from-a-flash-drive/

Don't forget to read the user guide:

http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/help/guide

How do install mpeg decoders and flash for linux fedora 10?
Q. I am completely new to linux fedora and linux for that matter. I am running fedora from a live usb until i get these issues fixed. I apparently need to install mpeg decoders, xvid decoders, avi decoders and a flash player. Being a complete noob to linux I don't know how to go about this.

A. It looks like the decoders are not patent free and fedora will not include them. Other linux distros do allow a user to install them if they wish at their own risk.
The second link has instructions for flash.
You should search the fedora foum for more info on the codecs.
Good luck

whats the point of booting linux as a live disto if you cant save?
Q. ive been reading about multiboot and i was wondering, whats the point of loading linux as a live usb if you cant save your stuff?

A. Using the built in linux features. I use it for many different things from hard drive recovery, file access behind a password locked windows, and quite a few networking things.



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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Is there a version of linux where you can save directly to a flash drive?

Q. I've been looking for a version of linux where I can boot it from the flash drive totally in memory and save files directly to the flash drive and not on the computer's hard drive. I've found puppy linux does it, but I've had a lot of problems with it failing to boot before. Any advice is welcome.

A. First you have to test and make sure your computer is capable of booting from a usb flash drive second when using puppy linux you have to run the live cd and then install using the linux install software within the cd and running OS itself. there is also ubuntu which is a very popular linux OS the website to help you out is http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/linux/create-a-bootable-ubuntu-usb-flash-drive-the-easy-way/

How do you connect to the internet using Damn Small Linux?
Q. I just installed Damn Small Linux to my flashdrive and i cant figure out how to connect it to the internet, step by step instructions a 5 year old would be appreciated (im new to linux). thanks in advance!

A. Okay since you are a newbie (Novice User) I would assert you are completely in the wrong ballpark for your first attempt with Linux. I don't know who offered or recommended trying to run Linux on a flash drive but this is definately NOT the normal traditional installation of Linux. It is not a portable app or software made for flash drives or USB thumb drives. It is a full fledged computer operating system like windows made to run on the computer disk hard drive on desktops and laptops and notebooks or solid state hard drive on netbooks. As well, it would run slower on a side drive which is not a first impression recommended. Linux runs as fast and faster as a brand new windows pc for the entire life no matter how much you install and run.

Traditionally you would burn it to CDs for a Live Distro (demo mode) you pop in the CD drawer and run without installing. If you wish to install you can right from there - puts install button on desktop background. Linux has instant connectivity with broadband/dsl or wireless Wi-Fi. Dial up like Windows usually requires any addtional information from the ISP. Linux can be set up to wipe the disk and install Linux only. It also can be set up as a "dual boot" system where it installs along side of Windows and you can use either system any time you start up or reboot the computer.

Since you are brand new I recommend you burn Ubuntu Linux to the CD for a demonstration (Live Distro). Distro is just short for distribution. The first step is a look see and you are definately going to love Linux period. When you have made up your mind probably in less than seconds - go ahead and do an install.

You did not mention if you are on Desktop or Laptop. Since you are new I strongly recommend Ubuntu Linux which is most popular and stable and secure - easiest and most fun, with plenty of online community support. If on laptop get Ubuntu Netbook Edition for netbook,notebook,laptop. The netbook/laptop version of Linux is put on a USB thumb Drive for installation or demo because Netbooks do not have the CD/DVD Drives and makes it available to them in this fashion.

Much easier than burning Linux to CD for a live distro for a look-see is to install is the Ubuntu Wubi Linux One Click install which installs Ubuntu Linux Desktop as a software and is fully working. This runs just a tad slower like mentioned on a flash drive. It installs right over Windows. It can be removed like any software on windows at Add/Remove Programs in seconds.

If I were you, I would definately NOT try to run Linux from a flash side drive until you were at least an intermediate to advanced user with Linux. You are creating heartaches and headaches for no reason at all at this point as a first time user. Linux is not like windows with the license and genuine advantage verification - you can install and uninstall as many times as you like with any of ten to 20 to 100 different distros (flavors) of Linux.

I don't know who advised the "damn small" version but seems somebody got you there because of hard drive memory size. With Ubuntu Wubi at install you can choose from 2 all the way up to 30 gigs on the drive.

I will take for granted you intend a dual boot with Linux when you decide you like it, so on installing Linux - it will quite safely and automatically partition the disk with appropriate allocation. As a couple of examples, I have a tiny EEE PC Netbook with only a 12 Gig solid state drive and installed Ubuntu Netbook Edition. After a bunch of installs of favorite softwares I still have about 9 or 10 gigs left as plenty of room for media files and so on. On a dual boot notebook with an 80 Gig drive - windows is using about 45 to 50 gigs - the rest to Linux with plenty and plenty of room for life and I use a side storage drive too. I would reccommend anywhere from 15 to 30 gigs at least for Linux is just fine and since you already have a side drive for even more storage and back up. Give Linux the same respect as Windows and you will all get along just fine !

SOME INFO LINKS
How To Run Linux From A USB Flash Drive
http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/infrastructure/207800392

How to install Ubuntu Linux on a flash drive
http://lifehacker.com/#!245087/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-a-flash-drive
"....You'll need a system that's already running Linux. You'll also need a 1GB-or-larger flash drive, an Ubuntu Live CD and some familiarity with the Linux command line. The tutorial looks pretty straightforward, though it's definitely not a five-minute projectâand not for novices, either....."

So you see - forget it. Someone gave you bad advice or assumed you already knew about Linux. Have you used the DOS Command Prompt Utility in Windows ? No ? Then forget what you are doing and go with recommendations here or similar. This is pretty much the same in Linux in their equivelent functions. This is for advanced users but yet easy.

How can I force USB boot?
Q. I have an old computer with Windows 98 on it, which is pretty much useless to me so I want to put Linux on there and maybe turn it.into something productive. The only problem is the BIOS doesn't support USB booting, which is what I need since I have a Linux live USB. Any workarounds for this?

A. no, you have to havea usb bootable motherboard



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Saturday, May 11, 2013

is it okay to install an OS onto a usb flash drive?

Q. I am planning to install Ubuntu linux onto a flash drive, but I heard that flash drives have a limited number of read/write cycles?
Oh, and it is not a standard installation. I am creating a persistent live usb of ubuntu 8.10, not a "real" install. Will I have any problems with my flash drive failing?

A. It seems really weird installing an OS onto a USB flash drive. Nor do I see how it works. Would it even have the correct amount of memory space?
I'd just buy another hard drive. A little portable one ^-^ Because all the memory you'll be using on that OS will just probably try and use up more space on the flash drive. Where as on the hard drive its more better to use and you have plenty of memory and not forgetting Hard Drives are made for an OS not really USB flash drives.

Can you use PHP and Mysql with a Linux Live CD?
Q. If you come back to Windows will all your PHP & Mysql settings gone? Do you have to reinstall everything again if you decide to use a second time the Linux Live CD?? I don't want to install Linux permanently o0n my sustem but I would like to work with the Lice CD without losing my work & setings. Is it possible?

A. Linux LiveCD's are run within the RAM of your PC so you cannot save you settings between LIVE sessions.

One possibility is having Ubuntu installed on a USB Pendrive


Ubuntu Live USB Pendrive Persistent
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent

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How to make a live bootable usb?
Q. I want to make a bootable live usb for both linux(ubuntu) and windows 7...how to do it??please help....

A. The Linux one is easy.  Just download and run PendriveLinux with your favourite distro .iso.  Select it from the dropdown list when you run it.  http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/  If you make a Persistent file, then it will save changes you make to the installation on the USB drive.  I have a really nice Pinguy installation on a USB stick.

Windows 7 is a bit trickier, in that Windows doesn't allow you to do that sort of thing.  I doubt that it's possible.
 



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Can you use PHP and Mysql with a Linux Live CD?

Q. If you come back to Windows will all your PHP & Mysql settings gone? Do you have to reinstall everything again if you decide to use a second time the Linux Live CD?? I don't want to install Linux permanently o0n my sustem but I would like to work with the Lice CD without losing my work & setings. Is it possible?

A. Linux LiveCD's are run within the RAM of your PC so you cannot save you settings between LIVE sessions.

One possibility is having Ubuntu installed on a USB Pendrive


Ubuntu Live USB Pendrive Persistent
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent

LUg.

How to make a live bootable usb?
Q. I want to make a bootable live usb for both linux(ubuntu) and windows 7...how to do it??please help....

A. The Linux one is easy.  Just download and run PendriveLinux with your favourite distro .iso.  Select it from the dropdown list when you run it.  http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/  If you make a Persistent file, then it will save changes you make to the installation on the USB drive.  I have a really nice Pinguy installation on a USB stick.

Windows 7 is a bit trickier, in that Windows doesn't allow you to do that sort of thing.  I doubt that it's possible.
 

Is thumb-drive-based Fedora slower than said operating system installed to a hard disk?
Q. I've finally convinced my father to let me install a Linux distribution.
The only catch? It has to be on my USB drive. So, I'm going to install Fedora Live USB.

Will there be any differences in speed compared to hard-drive located Fedora? I don't want to have a bad impression of the operating system.

A. A RAM-based drive (which is a thumb drive) is actually faster than a hard drive, which is why Vista allows you to use one as a disk cache - to speed up disk access.

The difference will be speed - you'll gain it. (But a thumb drive has a limited number of writes, which is why that's only a temporary solution. You'll kill the thumb drive in a year, or a few years. An SD card may be a lot cheaper for the same size - if your computer has a card reader.)



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Friday, May 10, 2013

How many Linux distros do people usually put on a Live USB?

Q. Is it possible to put more than one Linux distros on a Live USB? And if you do, how do you choose which one you want to use at start up? Does it look like the dual-boot screen if you had a dual boot on your computer?

A. It depends on the size of the usb and if it can handle more then one os.

Most people just slap one distro on their usb though.

How do I download openSUSE onto a live USB?
Q. How much space does it require to boot? Is there anything that I have to download onto the USB stick to make it ready? And in general, how DO you download something to a live USB? Please give me a step by step guide.

A. This might help you a lot:

http://billmullins.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/free-linux-live-usb-creator-run-or-boot-linux-from-a-flash-drive/

Don't forget to read the user guide:

http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/help/guide

How do install mpeg decoders and flash for linux fedora 10?
Q. I am completely new to linux fedora and linux for that matter. I am running fedora from a live usb until i get these issues fixed. I apparently need to install mpeg decoders, xvid decoders, avi decoders and a flash player. Being a complete noob to linux I don't know how to go about this.

A. It looks like the decoders are not patent free and fedora will not include them. Other linux distros do allow a user to install them if they wish at their own risk.
The second link has instructions for flash.
You should search the fedora foum for more info on the codecs.
Good luck



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Friday, April 19, 2013

is it okay to install an OS onto a usb flash drive?

Q. I am planning to install Ubuntu linux onto a flash drive, but I heard that flash drives have a limited number of read/write cycles?
Oh, and it is not a standard installation. I am creating a persistent live usb of ubuntu 8.10, not a "real" install. Will I have any problems with my flash drive failing?

A. It seems really weird installing an OS onto a USB flash drive. Nor do I see how it works. Would it even have the correct amount of memory space?
I'd just buy another hard drive. A little portable one ^-^ Because all the memory you'll be using on that OS will just probably try and use up more space on the flash drive. Where as on the hard drive its more better to use and you have plenty of memory and not forgetting Hard Drives are made for an OS not really USB flash drives.

Can you use PHP and Mysql with a Linux Live CD?
Q. If you come back to Windows will all your PHP & Mysql settings gone? Do you have to reinstall everything again if you decide to use a second time the Linux Live CD?? I don't want to install Linux permanently o0n my sustem but I would like to work with the Lice CD without losing my work & setings. Is it possible?

A. Linux LiveCD's are run within the RAM of your PC so you cannot save you settings between LIVE sessions.

One possibility is having Ubuntu installed on a USB Pendrive


Ubuntu Live USB Pendrive Persistent
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent

LUg.

How to make a live bootable usb?
Q. I want to make a bootable live usb for both linux(ubuntu) and windows 7...how to do it??please help....

A. The Linux one is easy.  Just download and run PendriveLinux with your favourite distro .iso.  Select it from the dropdown list when you run it.  http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/  If you make a Persistent file, then it will save changes you make to the installation on the USB drive.  I have a really nice Pinguy installation on a USB stick.

Windows 7 is a bit trickier, in that Windows doesn't allow you to do that sort of thing.  I doubt that it's possible.
 



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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

How to make a live bootable usb?

Q. I want to make a bootable live usb for both linux(ubuntu) and windows 7...how to do it??please help....

A. The Linux one is easy.  Just download and run PendriveLinux with your favourite distro .iso.  Select it from the dropdown list when you run it.  http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/  If you make a Persistent file, then it will save changes you make to the installation on the USB drive.  I have a really nice Pinguy installation on a USB stick.

Windows 7 is a bit trickier, in that Windows doesn't allow you to do that sort of thing.  I doubt that it's possible.
 

how do you know if your PC can boot from a USB?
Q. I am looking to get a linux LIVE usb. And was wondering if my PC is new enough for it to boot from the USB.

Its a 2002 IBM Netvista desktop.(solid nice machine)

A. Insert a blank USB stick (some BIOS versions won't give the USB boot option if one isn't connected!) and restart.

On startup, keep tapping either F1, F2, F10,(Be Aware that some manufacturers also use F10 for system recovery!) Esc or Del (depending on your system) until you get to the BIOS setup screen.

Look for an option to change boot device, or similar, and see it it's listed. If it is, you're good to go âº

How to turn my usb key into a network key
Q. I would like to boot linux from a live usb but my BIOS dose not support boot from usb. I was worndering if I got a USB to RJ-45 adapter would my usb key show up as a network drive in my BIOS

A. IBM developerWorks has published a detailed technical article on booting Linux from external FireWire or USB drives, in conjunction with a boot floppy, USB storage device, internal drive partition, or another device recognized by the system BIOS. The article also explains basic bootloader concepts that may interest embedded Linux developers.



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How can I create a Linux live USB that will retain the software i put on it?

Q. what I mean is how can I configure my live USB key to retain the data and changes I make to it. for example lets say that I am running Linux from my usb key and install some software or drivers. Normally as soon as i power off all those changes are gone. how can i set it up so all the changes i make stay put?
i will be wanting to do this with Linux Mint if that helps.

A. Using mint just install to a usb and should save to the usb. Do not install live as it wont save settings. Just ask in the Mint forums
Try http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Rod
"Puppy linux has that built in as a feature."

Puppy can be run using frugal install (the recommended way, the os being150mb+ a save file).
Puppy can be run from a cd/dvd-r and the changes saved to the same cd.
Called multisession. The cd has to be burnt open.

Puppy can run from
cd
dvd
usb flash
usb hard drive
camera sd card
ssd drive
network

The save file can be placed and loaded on any of the above except on a none rewrite cd.
You can also have multiple save files choosing which to use at boot up.
You can boot from a cd, load system from hard drive and save settings to a sd card!!
With a frugal install you load a pristine base system every time.
Puppy can be also booted up from a cd and will then load the system from the the media frugal puppy is on.

No partitioning is required as a puppy frugal will install on a windows nfts drive, Fat32 or Ext2,3,4.

How do I download openSUSE onto a live USB?
Q. How much space does it require to boot? Is there anything that I have to download onto the USB stick to make it ready? And in general, how DO you download something to a live USB? Please give me a step by step guide.

A. This might help you a lot:

http://billmullins.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/free-linux-live-usb-creator-run-or-boot-linux-from-a-flash-drive/

Don't forget to read the user guide:

http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/help/guide

How do install mpeg decoders and flash for linux fedora 10?
Q. I am completely new to linux fedora and linux for that matter. I am running fedora from a live usb until i get these issues fixed. I apparently need to install mpeg decoders, xvid decoders, avi decoders and a flash player. Being a complete noob to linux I don't know how to go about this.

A. It looks like the decoders are not patent free and fedora will not include them. Other linux distros do allow a user to install them if they wish at their own risk.
The second link has instructions for flash.
You should search the fedora foum for more info on the codecs.
Good luck



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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

How do I recover a fried hard drive?

Q. I just bought a new laptop. It crashed a few weeks ago. Now it crashed again, and the hard drive is fried. Warranty from Dell is expired. I didn't have any important files on there, and I am saving up for a new hard drive. Anything I can do instead of replacing the fried hard drive? I am posting this from a Linux Live CD. Hope you ca help! Thanks!

A. Hard to say for sure since you don't say anything about how it crashed or how the drive is 'fried'..
Pull the drive out of the laptop. Connect it to another PC (possibly with a USB adapter) and delete the partitions. Put the drive back in your laptop. Boot from a windows CD and re-install windows.

How do I put linux on a usb stick?
Q. I want to put Linux on a USB so I can boot the stick up on my computer and wipe out the corrupt disc drive. Problem is, I really don't know how to put Linux on a USB stick. Please, can someone give me step by step instructions on how to do so. Don't just give me a link and let me fend for myself.

A. http://www.linuxliveusb.com/ is pretty straight forward, not much to explain

The program is divided in sections top to bottom:
1.- Select your USB drive.
2.- Select source, if you don´t have a linux distribution available select Download and pick whatever Linux you want.
3.- Select if you want persistency and how much memory to use for that (only available for Ubuntu, it's some space in your drive so you don't loose any file created in your live system)
4.- Some options self explanatory
5.- Create

Careful palying with your drives in linux, you can loose all your data.
For Drive formatting and partitioning I would recommend PartedMagic in the Source section

How to delete the contents of your hard drive in linux?
Q. I have a problem with my computer, here is the question regarding the problem:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApLwMY16xtWZ.nfb6qnYqKnty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20121129222439AAksO5r

I can not use a live cd because my computer doesnt have a cd rom, and my live usb doenst want to work.
I want to delete the contents of my hard disk to try and fix the problem.
How can delete the contents of my hard disk without using a live cd or a live usb. Is there a program that does that?

A. I would get the liveUSB working first. Seems like you won't have any way to use the computer until that.

Or, like the other guy mentioned, a PXE server on a remote computer. Then your computer can boot from the network into whatever linux image you choose.



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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Are there any decent tutorials on making a Windows 8 live usb?

Q. I have a windows 8 consumer preview iso that I'd like to be able too boot from just like a linux live usb.

A. This is a good video tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LDAMQK_e74
Works just like the linux live usb.

How do I download openSUSE onto a live USB?
Q. How much space does it require to boot? Is there anything that I have to download onto the USB stick to make it ready? And in general, how DO you download something to a live USB? Please give me a step by step guide.

A. This might help you a lot:

http://billmullins.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/free-linux-live-usb-creator-run-or-boot-linux-from-a-flash-drive/

Don't forget to read the user guide:

http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/help/guide

How do install mpeg decoders and flash for linux fedora 10?
Q. I am completely new to linux fedora and linux for that matter. I am running fedora from a live usb until i get these issues fixed. I apparently need to install mpeg decoders, xvid decoders, avi decoders and a flash player. Being a complete noob to linux I don't know how to go about this.

A. It looks like the decoders are not patent free and fedora will not include them. Other linux distros do allow a user to install them if they wish at their own risk.
The second link has instructions for flash.
You should search the fedora foum for more info on the codecs.
Good luck



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Thursday, February 14, 2013

How do I download openSUSE onto a live USB?

Q. How much space does it require to boot? Is there anything that I have to download onto the USB stick to make it ready? And in general, how DO you download something to a live USB? Please give me a step by step guide.

A. This might help you a lot:

http://billmullins.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/free-linux-live-usb-creator-run-or-boot-linux-from-a-flash-drive/

Don't forget to read the user guide:

http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/help/guide

How do install mpeg decoders and flash for linux fedora 10?
Q. I am completely new to linux fedora and linux for that matter. I am running fedora from a live usb until i get these issues fixed. I apparently need to install mpeg decoders, xvid decoders, avi decoders and a flash player. Being a complete noob to linux I don't know how to go about this.

A. It looks like the decoders are not patent free and fedora will not include them. Other linux distros do allow a user to install them if they wish at their own risk.
The second link has instructions for flash.
You should search the fedora foum for more info on the codecs.
Good luck

whats the point of booting linux as a live disto if you cant save?
Q. ive been reading about multiboot and i was wondering, whats the point of loading linux as a live usb if you cant save your stuff?

A. Using the built in linux features. I use it for many different things from hard drive recovery, file access behind a password locked windows, and quite a few networking things.



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Friday, February 8, 2013

How do I download openSUSE onto a live USB?

Q. How much space does it require to boot? Is there anything that I have to download onto the USB stick to make it ready? And in general, how DO you download something to a live USB? Please give me a step by step guide.

A. This might help you a lot:

http://billmullins.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/free-linux-live-usb-creator-run-or-boot-linux-from-a-flash-drive/

Don't forget to read the user guide:

http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/help/guide

How do install mpeg decoders and flash for linux fedora 10?
Q. I am completely new to linux fedora and linux for that matter. I am running fedora from a live usb until i get these issues fixed. I apparently need to install mpeg decoders, xvid decoders, avi decoders and a flash player. Being a complete noob to linux I don't know how to go about this.

A. It looks like the decoders are not patent free and fedora will not include them. Other linux distros do allow a user to install them if they wish at their own risk.
The second link has instructions for flash.
You should search the fedora foum for more info on the codecs.
Good luck

whats the point of booting linux as a live disto if you cant save?
Q. ive been reading about multiboot and i was wondering, whats the point of loading linux as a live usb if you cant save your stuff?

A. Using the built in linux features. I use it for many different things from hard drive recovery, file access behind a password locked windows, and quite a few networking things.



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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

How to make a live bootable usb?

Q. I want to make a bootable live usb for both linux(ubuntu) and windows 7...how to do it??please help....

A. The Linux one is easy.  Just download and run PendriveLinux with your favourite distro .iso.  Select it from the dropdown list when you run it.  http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/  If you make a Persistent file, then it will save changes you make to the installation on the USB drive.  I have a really nice Pinguy installation on a USB stick.

Windows 7 is a bit trickier, in that Windows doesn't allow you to do that sort of thing.  I doubt that it's possible.
 

how do you know if your PC can boot from a USB?
Q. I am looking to get a linux LIVE usb. And was wondering if my PC is new enough for it to boot from the USB.

Its a 2002 IBM Netvista desktop.(solid nice machine)

A. Insert a blank USB stick (some BIOS versions won't give the USB boot option if one isn't connected!) and restart.

On startup, keep tapping either F1, F2, F10,(Be Aware that some manufacturers also use F10 for system recovery!) Esc or Del (depending on your system) until you get to the BIOS setup screen.

Look for an option to change boot device, or similar, and see it it's listed. If it is, you're good to go âº

Is thumb-drive-based Fedora slower than said operating system installed to a hard disk?
Q. I've finally convinced my father to let me install a Linux distribution.
The only catch? It has to be on my USB drive. So, I'm going to install Fedora Live USB.

Will there be any differences in speed compared to hard-drive located Fedora? I don't want to have a bad impression of the operating system.

A. A RAM-based drive (which is a thumb drive) is actually faster than a hard drive, which is why Vista allows you to use one as a disk cache - to speed up disk access.

The difference will be speed - you'll gain it. (But a thumb drive has a limited number of writes, which is why that's only a temporary solution. You'll kill the thumb drive in a year, or a few years. An SD card may be a lot cheaper for the same size - if your computer has a card reader.)



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Friday, February 1, 2013

How do install mpeg decoders and flash for linux fedora 10?

Q. I am completely new to linux fedora and linux for that matter. I am running fedora from a live usb until i get these issues fixed. I apparently need to install mpeg decoders, xvid decoders, avi decoders and a flash player. Being a complete noob to linux I don't know how to go about this.

A. It looks like the decoders are not patent free and fedora will not include them. Other linux distros do allow a user to install them if they wish at their own risk.
The second link has instructions for flash.
You should search the fedora foum for more info on the codecs.
Good luck

whats the point of booting linux as a live disto if you cant save?
Q. ive been reading about multiboot and i was wondering, whats the point of loading linux as a live usb if you cant save your stuff?

A. Using the built in linux features. I use it for many different things from hard drive recovery, file access behind a password locked windows, and quite a few networking things.

is it okay to install an OS onto a usb flash drive?
Q. I am planning to install Ubuntu linux onto a flash drive, but I heard that flash drives have a limited number of read/write cycles?
Oh, and it is not a standard installation. I am creating a persistent live usb of ubuntu 8.10, not a "real" install. Will I have any problems with my flash drive failing?

A. It seems really weird installing an OS onto a USB flash drive. Nor do I see how it works. Would it even have the correct amount of memory space?
I'd just buy another hard drive. A little portable one ^-^ Because all the memory you'll be using on that OS will just probably try and use up more space on the flash drive. Where as on the hard drive its more better to use and you have plenty of memory and not forgetting Hard Drives are made for an OS not really USB flash drives.



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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

is it okay to install an OS onto a usb flash drive?

Q. I am planning to install Ubuntu linux onto a flash drive, but I heard that flash drives have a limited number of read/write cycles?
Oh, and it is not a standard installation. I am creating a persistent live usb of ubuntu 8.10, not a "real" install. Will I have any problems with my flash drive failing?

A. It seems really weird installing an OS onto a USB flash drive. Nor do I see how it works. Would it even have the correct amount of memory space?
I'd just buy another hard drive. A little portable one ^-^ Because all the memory you'll be using on that OS will just probably try and use up more space on the flash drive. Where as on the hard drive its more better to use and you have plenty of memory and not forgetting Hard Drives are made for an OS not really USB flash drives.

Can you use PHP and Mysql with a Linux Live CD?
Q. If you come back to Windows will all your PHP & Mysql settings gone? Do you have to reinstall everything again if you decide to use a second time the Linux Live CD?? I don't want to install Linux permanently o0n my sustem but I would like to work with the Lice CD without losing my work & setings. Is it possible?

A. Linux LiveCD's are run within the RAM of your PC so you cannot save you settings between LIVE sessions.

One possibility is having Ubuntu installed on a USB Pendrive


Ubuntu Live USB Pendrive Persistent
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent

LUg.

How to make a live bootable usb?
Q. I want to make a bootable live usb for both linux(ubuntu) and windows 7...how to do it??please help....

A. The Linux one is easy.  Just download and run PendriveLinux with your favourite distro .iso.  Select it from the dropdown list when you run it.  http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/  If you make a Persistent file, then it will save changes you make to the installation on the USB drive.  I have a really nice Pinguy installation on a USB stick.

Windows 7 is a bit trickier, in that Windows doesn't allow you to do that sort of thing.  I doubt that it's possible.
 



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Thursday, January 24, 2013

How do install mpeg decoders and flash for linux fedora 10?

Q. I am completely new to linux fedora and linux for that matter. I am running fedora from a live usb until i get these issues fixed. I apparently need to install mpeg decoders, xvid decoders, avi decoders and a flash player. Being a complete noob to linux I don't know how to go about this.

A. It looks like the decoders are not patent free and fedora will not include them. Other linux distros do allow a user to install them if they wish at their own risk.
The second link has instructions for flash.
You should search the fedora foum for more info on the codecs.
Good luck

whats the point of booting linux as a live disto if you cant save?
Q. ive been reading about multiboot and i was wondering, whats the point of loading linux as a live usb if you cant save your stuff?

A. Using the built in linux features. I use it for many different things from hard drive recovery, file access behind a password locked windows, and quite a few networking things.

is it okay to install an OS onto a usb flash drive?
Q. I am planning to install Ubuntu linux onto a flash drive, but I heard that flash drives have a limited number of read/write cycles?
Oh, and it is not a standard installation. I am creating a persistent live usb of ubuntu 8.10, not a "real" install. Will I have any problems with my flash drive failing?

A. It seems really weird installing an OS onto a USB flash drive. Nor do I see how it works. Would it even have the correct amount of memory space?
I'd just buy another hard drive. A little portable one ^-^ Because all the memory you'll be using on that OS will just probably try and use up more space on the flash drive. Where as on the hard drive its more better to use and you have plenty of memory and not forgetting Hard Drives are made for an OS not really USB flash drives.



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is it okay to install an OS onto a usb flash drive?

Q. I am planning to install Ubuntu linux onto a flash drive, but I heard that flash drives have a limited number of read/write cycles?
Oh, and it is not a standard installation. I am creating a persistent live usb of ubuntu 8.10, not a "real" install. Will I have any problems with my flash drive failing?

A. It seems really weird installing an OS onto a USB flash drive. Nor do I see how it works. Would it even have the correct amount of memory space?
I'd just buy another hard drive. A little portable one ^-^ Because all the memory you'll be using on that OS will just probably try and use up more space on the flash drive. Where as on the hard drive its more better to use and you have plenty of memory and not forgetting Hard Drives are made for an OS not really USB flash drives.

Can you use PHP and Mysql with a Linux Live CD?
Q. If you come back to Windows will all your PHP & Mysql settings gone? Do you have to reinstall everything again if you decide to use a second time the Linux Live CD?? I don't want to install Linux permanently o0n my sustem but I would like to work with the Lice CD without losing my work & setings. Is it possible?

A. Linux LiveCD's are run within the RAM of your PC so you cannot save you settings between LIVE sessions.

One possibility is having Ubuntu installed on a USB Pendrive


Ubuntu Live USB Pendrive Persistent
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent

LUg.

How to make a live bootable usb?
Q. I want to make a bootable live usb for both linux(ubuntu) and windows 7...how to do it??please help....

A. The Linux one is easy.  Just download and run PendriveLinux with your favourite distro .iso.  Select it from the dropdown list when you run it.  http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/  If you make a Persistent file, then it will save changes you make to the installation on the USB drive.  I have a really nice Pinguy installation on a USB stick.

Windows 7 is a bit trickier, in that Windows doesn't allow you to do that sort of thing.  I doubt that it's possible.
 



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Monday, January 21, 2013

How to make a live bootable usb?

Q. I want to make a bootable live usb for both linux(ubuntu) and windows 7...how to do it??please help....

A. The Linux one is easy.  Just download and run PendriveLinux with your favourite distro .iso.  Select it from the dropdown list when you run it.  http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/  If you make a Persistent file, then it will save changes you make to the installation on the USB drive.  I have a really nice Pinguy installation on a USB stick.

Windows 7 is a bit trickier, in that Windows doesn't allow you to do that sort of thing.  I doubt that it's possible.
 

how do you know if your PC can boot from a USB?
Q. I am looking to get a linux LIVE usb. And was wondering if my PC is new enough for it to boot from the USB.

Its a 2002 IBM Netvista desktop.(solid nice machine)

A. Insert a blank USB stick (some BIOS versions won't give the USB boot option if one isn't connected!) and restart.

On startup, keep tapping either F1, F2, F10,(Be Aware that some manufacturers also use F10 for system recovery!) Esc or Del (depending on your system) until you get to the BIOS setup screen.

Look for an option to change boot device, or similar, and see it it's listed. If it is, you're good to go âº

How to turn my usb key into a network key
Q. I would like to boot linux from a live usb but my BIOS dose not support boot from usb. I was worndering if I got a USB to RJ-45 adapter would my usb key show up as a network drive in my BIOS

A. IBM developerWorks has published a detailed technical article on booting Linux from external FireWire or USB drives, in conjunction with a boot floppy, USB storage device, internal drive partition, or another device recognized by the system BIOS. The article also explains basic bootloader concepts that may interest embedded Linux developers.



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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Are there any decent tutorials on making a Windows 8 live usb?

Q. I have a windows 8 consumer preview iso that I'd like to be able too boot from just like a linux live usb.

A. This is a good video tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LDAMQK_e74
Works just like the linux live usb.

How many Linux distros do people usually put on a Live USB?
Q. Is it possible to put more than one Linux distros on a Live USB? And if you do, how do you choose which one you want to use at start up? Does it look like the dual-boot screen if you had a dual boot on your computer?

A. It depends on the size of the usb and if it can handle more then one os.

Most people just slap one distro on their usb though.

How do I download openSUSE onto a live USB?
Q. How much space does it require to boot? Is there anything that I have to download onto the USB stick to make it ready? And in general, how DO you download something to a live USB? Please give me a step by step guide.

A. This might help you a lot:

http://billmullins.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/free-linux-live-usb-creator-run-or-boot-linux-from-a-flash-drive/

Don't forget to read the user guide:

http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/help/guide




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how do you know if your PC can boot from a USB?

Q. I am looking to get a linux LIVE usb. And was wondering if my PC is new enough for it to boot from the USB.

Its a 2002 IBM Netvista desktop.(solid nice machine)

A. Insert a blank USB stick (some BIOS versions won't give the USB boot option if one isn't connected!) and restart.

On startup, keep tapping either F1, F2, F10,(Be Aware that some manufacturers also use F10 for system recovery!) Esc or Del (depending on your system) until you get to the BIOS setup screen.

Look for an option to change boot device, or similar, and see it it's listed. If it is, you're good to go âº

How to turn my usb key into a network key
Q. I would like to boot linux from a live usb but my BIOS dose not support boot from usb. I was worndering if I got a USB to RJ-45 adapter would my usb key show up as a network drive in my BIOS

A. IBM developerWorks has published a detailed technical article on booting Linux from external FireWire or USB drives, in conjunction with a boot floppy, USB storage device, internal drive partition, or another device recognized by the system BIOS. The article also explains basic bootloader concepts that may interest embedded Linux developers.

Is thumb-drive-based Fedora slower than said operating system installed to a hard disk?
Q. I've finally convinced my father to let me install a Linux distribution.
The only catch? It has to be on my USB drive. So, I'm going to install Fedora Live USB.

Will there be any differences in speed compared to hard-drive located Fedora? I don't want to have a bad impression of the operating system.

A. A RAM-based drive (which is a thumb drive) is actually faster than a hard drive, which is why Vista allows you to use one as a disk cache - to speed up disk access.

The difference will be speed - you'll gain it. (But a thumb drive has a limited number of writes, which is why that's only a temporary solution. You'll kill the thumb drive in a year, or a few years. An SD card may be a lot cheaper for the same size - if your computer has a card reader.)




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