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Installing Ubuntu without a CD?
maxxuss:
Make the virtual hard disk smaller (5gb)?
WRB852:
Like 40$+
SuperToxic:
Alright. So I just need to mount the install in Daemon Tools, install it, but then manually remove all the existing files?
I need to still remove Windows and the Windows applications.
:|
I'm Googling Unetbootin right now.
Wedge:
http://www.technobuzz.net/create-ubuntu-live-usb-from-your-windows-system/
I installed ubuntu on my machine using a live usb I set up in windows. This isn't the same program I used, the one I used could install any old linux livecd to a usb drive, but it should work.
Install it on a hard drive that doesn't have an operating system if you can. When I installed it on my computer, I used a live usb of gparted to shrink my the partition on my second hard drive and make some room for ubuntu. 2GB is the minimum and won't leave any room for updates. I'd suggest 10gb. After I reformatted my computer so I could reinstall windows and format my hard drives in a format that made sense (put the os in one drive, documents and applications in other drives) I expanded to 40GB. I'm still only using 5 at the moment. I also made the swap partition a bit bigger since ubuntu only sets apart like 170mb. But I probably didn't need to.
SuperToxic:
--- Quote from: Wedge on September 13, 2009, 05:11:41 PM ---http://www.technobuzz.net/create-ubuntu-live-usb-from-your-windows-system/
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If I use the program mentioned in this, would I have to use an empty USB?
I have my 1 TB USB External Harddrive so could I put the Ubuntu files on the root of that and load the install from there?
This is confusing
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