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    How to install ubuntu without a cd

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by prol91, Jul 24, 2008.

  1. prol91

    prol91 Notebook Consultant

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    prol91, Jul 24, 2008
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  2. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    I heard about this before, I find it pretty useless because it's easier to install it with a CD.
     
    Gintoki, Jul 25, 2008
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  3. Yemo

    Yemo Notebook Consultant

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    perhaps for notebooks without a CD drive..
     
    Yemo, Jul 25, 2008
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    lemur Emperor of Lemurs

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    Well, I don't know how good this specific set of instructions is but installing without a CD is definitely useful. I've had to install Ubuntu on machines that had CD drives but had BIOSes which were too old to boot from the CD drive. I've also put together a NAS earlier this summer which by design has no CD drive. The preferred way to install Ubuntu on that machine is by booting from a USB stick.

    The instructions I recommend using for installing Ubuntu are those provided on the community Wiki:

    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation
     
    lemur, Jul 25, 2008
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  5. Gintoki

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    Let me clarify, I find it useless personally. It's good to have but I don't really need it.
     
    Gintoki, Jul 25, 2008
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  6. srunni

    srunni Notebook Deity

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    It also saves you from having to waste CDs, or having to rely on CD-RW's, which frequently have burn errors (at least for me).
     
    srunni, Jul 25, 2008
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    szandor Notebook Evangelist

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    although all my laptops have a cd drive, i would still not use this method if i didn't have a cd drive. doing a network install is really cumbersome and not really efficient. i could pull my drive and put it in a box that had a cd drive and start the install before you could finish reading that web link.
     
    szandor, Jul 25, 2008
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  8. Yemo

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    I would not buy a notebook without a CD Drive :)
     
    Yemo, Jul 26, 2008
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  9. Gintoki

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    CD-RW's? They're known for being bad, use a CD-R. I bought about 50 at Office Depot for about 12 USD some time ago. If money is an issue then I can understand.
     
    Gintoki, Jul 27, 2008
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