boot Ubuntu (or other distro) off usb (preferred) or cd?

[shravan98]

boot Ubuntu (or other distro) off usb?

is it possible to run Ubuntu(or other distro) off a usb (preferred). i don't really know what i want because i'm a newbie

 

[Sommer]

Yes. If you go to Ubuntu's website you'll see a download for the CD image. Download it, and burn the image to a CD. Boot the LiveCD and install on a USB device. (A bit more complex then that, but you get the idea)

 

[shravan98]

Yes. If you go to Ubuntu's website you'll see a download for the CD image. Download it, and burn the image to a CD. Boot the LiveCD and install on a USB device. (A bit more complex then that, but you get the idea)

so i download the normal installer than choose the usb as my directory?

 

[Sommer]

so i download the normal installer than choose the usb as my directory?

https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/installation-guide/i386/boot-usb-files.html

 

[shravan98]

https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/installation-guide/i386/boot-usb-files.html

i have windows :gun::angry:
PS: im not talking about the installer am talking about the OS

 

[Sommer]

i have windows :gun::angry:
PS: im not talking about the installer am talking about the OS

No problem,
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent - That's the method I mentioned earlier. (Sorry for not posting that originally, I'm a college student so when I come back later in the night you can imagine I'm not always in the right 'mindset')

 

[shravan98]

i found that just before i came to check
thanks anyway and what distro might you choose? mandriva or Ubuntu?

 

[Sommer]

i found that just before i came to check
thanks anyway and what distro might you choose? mandriva or Ubuntu?

Most will argue that .deb packages are better than .rpm , but in the end it's still your ballpark. Ubuntu blows pretty much every distribution out of the water in terms of wide support, so keep that in mind. If you're new to Linux, I'd suggest Ubuntu purely on how big the support group is. If you got enough space, you can always tri-boot.

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 16845 135307431 7 HPFS/NTFS Windows XP SP2
/dev/sda2 29658 30394 5919952+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda3 * 16846 19456 20972857+ 83 Linux OpenSUSE 11.1 /root
/dev/sda4 19457 29657 81939532+ 83 Linux OpenSUSE 11.1 /home
/dev/sda5 29658 30394 5919921 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Partition table entries are not in disk order

Disk /dev/sdb: 250.0 GB, 250000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30394 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x656237b4

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 29657 238219821 83 Linux UBUNTU
/dev/sdb2 29658 30394 5919952+ 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 29658 30394 5919921 82 Linux swap / Solaris

 

[shravan98]

i have 500gb enough?

 

[Sommer]

i have 500gb enough?

Yah, my Windows has 100gb, my Ubuntu has 250gb and my OpenSUSE has ~100gb (20gb root folder and 80gb home)