Compact discs (CDs) are a form of removable media that has been integral to the computer world for over two decades. CDs have the ability to store data and most computers today have an optical drive for reading and writing data to a CD.
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CD not DVD installer
I want to install Ubuntu on a pc that won't boot from USB sticks. I don't have any blank DVDs. Is there something that will fit on a blank CD?
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CD tray opens by itself
Upgraded from 10.04 lts amd64 to 12.04 lts amd64 on a system running without a glitch for years. Now my CD-ROM burner opens by itself like in the bottom question that was closed by a moderator. A DVD ...
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Burning CD stuck at 100% Creating image checksum
Burning data CD using brasero get stuck at 100% and the dialog box only show Creating image checksum, empty progress bar, and a cancel button, and the disk is not spinning anymore in my cd writer. ...
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Can't boot from Ubuntu Install CD
I have burned the install CD so that I can install Ubuntu on my daughters PC. However, the machine will not boot from the CD.
The CD is fine, as I can boot my own PC from it. My daughters PC will ...
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I don't know how to play a CD! [closed]
I got on the user manual and it said to put it in the CD player so i did and it said to get on home and it will say the title and it didn't!
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2answers
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ubuntu won't boot after install USB\CD
I want to replace windows with Ubuntu, so I installed it on my hard drive from a USB stick and a CD, but every time I try to install it, and when it gets done installing, i reboot the computer but all ...
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What's the difference between Ubuntu for free and the Official CD for $5?
What's the difference between Ubuntu 12.04 LTS for free and the Official CD of Ubuntu for $5? I didn't know the difference.
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Why are there no alternate CDs?
In trying to download the latest release, I see there are no alternate CDs available. Previously I have needed them in order to install with a linux software raid root. Does the lack of alternate ...
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Problems with booting [duplicate]
When I start booting from a correct CD ,its shows me the loading screen,but when finished,it shows me a wired looking picture.
It is also hiding the menu.
i downloded directly from this page and ...
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13.04 does not recognise installation CD
I burned downloaded ISO to a CD and installed Ubuntu 13.04 from this disc.
When updating software (broadcom WIFI) the system asks me to load the "Raring Ringtail CD" - which I do, however Ubuntu ...
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Having trouble mounting CDs (even music CDs) - Ubuntu 10.04
Seems like my CD reader is bricked.
This is bizarre, since "eject" and "wodim" (or the GUI equivallent) function: I am able to eject a CD and I am able to burn a CD-R - can't check though as it does ...
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Can't boot Windows from CD in Ubuntu 13.04 [closed]
Ubuntu 13.04 does not recognize bootable CD with .iso image of Windows XP.
What's happen?
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Cannot view, use, or open CDs or DVDs in Ubuntu 12.04
I am fairly new to Ubuntu 12.04 and I have encountered a rather irritating problem. Whenever I insert a CD or DVD (whether it have data, music, movies, or nothing at all), nothing pops up saying "you ...
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Running Ubuntu from a CD doesn't work for me
I have tried running the CD with the iso of Linux, but nothing happens and I get back to Windows 8. Is there something I am doing wrong? I press F12 when the prompt appears, and I choose to run from ...
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How to burn 801MB iso file
I have ubuntu 11.10 (XFce) and I download Xubuntu 13.04 64Bit iso file that have 801MB and both brasero and XFburn can't burn that image on 800MB CD-R. Can I burn that image on that CD using overburn ...
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LG superMulti disc drive give me a can not open disc error
When I try to play a DVD in Ubuntu 12 my disc drive gives me an error in the terminal saying that it cannot open the disc. I have Libdvdread and Libdvdcss as well as the Ubuntu restricted extras ...
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1answer
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Installing onto a laptop after uninstalled with easybcd
I had Ubuntu on my laptop a few days ago but a professional installed it for me. Soon after I got it from the guy I messed it up. I uninstalled Ubuntu with easybcd and now I'm scared it will ...
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Live CD 12:04 keeps running - No Welcome Screen
I downloaded the 32 bit iso file for the new Ubuntu 12.04 and burned a cd. When I restart my computer the cd keeps running for half an hour but I don't get a welcome screen.
A new download and cd ...
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Trouble installing Ubuntu 13.04 from DVD
After having a virtual version of Ubuntu 12.04 on my Windows 7 computer for a while, I intended to install Ubuntu 13.04 on the computer itself today in parallel with Windows 7.
Since I don't have a ...
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DVD-RW does not mount in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
I try to use CDs and DVDs in my Ubuntu Precise Pangolin (12.04 LTS), but the system doesn't mount the DVD-Recorder when the DVD or CD is ready to use. What is the solution for this problem? How Ubuntu ...
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Unable to save anything to CD, disc mounts as Read-Only
I have recently upgrade to Ubuntu 13.04 64 bits and now I can't save nothing to CD.
The CD is mounted automatically when I introduce a CD-ROM but in gnome-disks shows:
$ dmesg | grep sr0
sr0: ...
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installing ubuntu from dvd
i have downloaded ubuntu to give it a go on a spare pc.
i followed the instructions and set up a dvd. it works and brings up the demo page if you put it in a pc already booted up, but i can not get ...
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Installing Call of Duty 1 with CD, error while changing CD :(
So, I am new with Ubuntu and all, and I'm trying to install Call of Duty 1 with the installation key. I have Wine installed and I open the CD file with it. It starts installing, everything is fine. ...
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missing CD/DVD storage in ubuntu 12.04 (VMWare)
The CDROM does not show up and I know I need to mount it but there is no mount point '/dev/cdrom' - am I looking for the wrong mount point? Do I need to create the mount point?
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Install task from server installation CD
I have installed ubuntu server 12.04 from cd and selected just openssh-server during installation, now I want to install lamp-server and samba-server on it. This Server is without internet connection. ...
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How to verify that the ISO I downloaded is bootable before I burn it?
How can I check to make sure that the iso I downloaded is bootable, before I burn it?
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cannot boot into ubuntu
I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 onto my Acer Aspire 5735Z. I have downloaded and burned the image to a CD (correctly as per your guide).
I have set my bios to boot CD first, disabled quite boot, ...
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Linux installation specific questions not answered online?
I need to know if i create a Live usb bootable distro with persistence files, can i later use the usb to install the distro to the hard drive?
If so will the persistence files install the distro in ...
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I can boot from USB a installation of Windows 7, but I can't do this with Ubuntu or XBMC live
I'm using a old pc with Intel Pentium 4, 1gb ram, 200gb HD
All this night I tried to boot Ubuntu from USB...
I can do this with Windows 7 normally
I tried first using Startup Disk Creator, but ...
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Windows 8 live cd [closed]
I downloaded the iso file and burned it to a dvd but it doesn't seem to be burnt to it correctly I cant boot Ubuntu from it.
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Printing on CD/DVD with Epson Stylus Photo R285 (or similar)
I need to print on CD/DVD with my Epson R285. Please indicate a method or Ubuntu software for printing on CD/DVD surfaces.
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If I have a CD or ipod can I put the music on it on to Ubuntu one?
I have a CD and ipod with a bunch of music that I would like to have put on to Ubuntu one is there any way I could do that so I do not have to go back to windows or mac to uses my ipod.
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How can I find what process is trying to write to a CD that's offline?
I've got a Virtual CD which can mount remote media via IPMI. After doing an install of Ubuntu 12.10 I'm getting this error every 2 sec in the syslog and on the console:
[628.890722] sr 6:0:0:0: ...
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Can't boot Ubuntu 12.04.2 from iso to install
My computer won't boot up the installation iso file from the CD. I've gone into bios and enabled boot from cd-rom. The system won't recognize that it can be boot from this file. I have windows xp. ...
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How do I share my Audio CD?
I used to use samba to share my CD's including audio CD's. I used to mount them "/mnt/cdrom" or "/media/cdrom" with a entry in "/etc/fstab" and entry in "smb.conf" to share that location but now!
I ...
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How to use a .iso image as a CD-ROM Repository?
I have all images of Debian, Ubuntu and Ubuntustudio as .iso. How can I use them as repository to install my desired packages with sudo apt-get install package-name?
I easily mount the .iso file with ...
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What's the difference between “cd ../” vs. “cd /..”?
What do these two commands mean?
cd ../
cd /..
I am ending up in two directories upwards the tree on the first command and in the root directory from the second command. Why does that happen?
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How do I transfer temporary CD files to bootable USB?
I created a CD with 12.04 and downloaded (and installed) a bunch of stuff. In Ubuntu, (running from the CD) I created a bootable USB with 12.10. How to I transfer my previously downloaded files to the ...
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How to read corrupt disc
I have a corrupt mini DVD, which was used in a camcorder. It appears to be corrupt (did not play on camcorder) and won't open. I don't know what to try to fix it. Is there a way?
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Is there a way to burn Ubuntu on a CD ROM?
I was trying to install Ubuntu on an older laptop which doesn't have a DVD ROM or a USB boot capabilities. Is there an option to burn the image files to a Cd ROM? I am pretty sure that the size of ...
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How do I burn Mp3 files in to a CD so I can listen them in my stereo? [duplicate]
I have 65 music in Mp3 format. I want to burn these music for a CD-R to play it with my stereo system.
I have an Ubuntu 12.04.
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How do I burn the 12.10 790MB ISO to a CD?
How do I burn the latest 12.10 790MB ISO to a CD?
My burning software says insert a disk but 700MB CD's are too small. I tried a DVD and that didn't work either. Please help.
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Does Ubuntu run from a CD/DVD save data ONLY in memory?
If I create a proper LiveCD and run the OS from the disc does it save any information on a hard-drive or is it ALL saved to the PC's memory? I've looked around for a clear, direct "yes/no" answer to ...
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“udevd[96]: timeout:” error killing blkid when booting from a Live CD [closed]
I have a Dell Inspiron 4100 and keep getting the following error when attempting a Ubuntu trial on a CD.
udevd[96]: timeout: killing '/sbin/blkid -o udev -p /dev/sda' [121]
Eventually, I am taken ...
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How can I prevent users accessing anything but their own home directory?
How can I disable the users to go out from the home folder. For example, I have a NTFS partition mounted under /media/ntfs, so if the user logs in through ssh he can reach this partition. How can I ...
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Can't test Ubuntu from CD [duplicate]
When I'm trying to boot Linux by selecting ,,Try Linux,, in CD menu after 5 minutes of loading I see static screen with Ubuntu logo(dots are not blinking)
I also tried to boot from ,,install Linux,, ...
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Cannot read CD/DVD
Whenever I insert a CD/DVD in my drive, I cannot read them. Tried manually mounting them, but it shows: no medium found on /dev/sr0. I can only burn DVD (but not CD). My drive is okay, If I boot into ...
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Why is the command line needed to erase CDs and DVDs [closed]
Ubuntu 12.10 Newbie questions. Why do you have to use command prompts to erase CDs & DVDs on Ubuntu 12.10 when it has disc burning software like Brasero? Those commands are not working.
I do not ...
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Unable to open CD
I have just moved from Windows to Ubuntu. Before I uninstalled windows I put some documents that I needed on a CD. Once I had installed Ubuntu I put the CD in to get the files back. But all I get is ...
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Black screen After lauching ubuntu [duplicate]
i downloaded ubuntu both on a CD(black) and the exe version, i tried to launch but after i click unbuntu the screen goes black and shuts off my moniter even though my combuter is still on
