Friday, October 05, 2007

Installing Ubuntu Or Fedora From A Windows Or Linux System With UNetbootin

I really liked this , Start installing linux without CD / DVD from windows . UNetbootin allows windows users to quickly start installing Linux on there machine without have a CD / DVD .. looking forward to try this out when ever i get a chance

"Introduction : UNetbootin allows for the installation of Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSuse, Arch Linux, or Debian to a real partition, so it's no different from a standard install, only it has the advantage that it needs no CD. This is meant for people who want to install Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSuse, Arch Linux, or Debian but don't have a CD-R to burn, lack a CD writer, or they want to install on a computer that doesn't have a CD-ROM drive, like an ultra-portable laptop.

UNetbootin uses a Windows or Linux-based installer to install a small modification to the bootloader (grldr and boot.ini for NT-based systems, grub.exe and config.sys for Win9x, or grub on Linux), uses the bootloader to boot the netboot initrd and kernel, then uses that to download and install Ubuntu directly from the internet, no CD required. After Linux is installed, the modification to the bootloader is then undone."


http://lubi.sourceforge.net/unetbootin.html


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