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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Is it possible to install without a CD or USB drive?
I've got a friend who wants to try Ubuntu on his netbook, but doesn't have a USB drive he can use, and of course the netbook doesn't have a CD drive. Is it possible for him to install Ubuntu?
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How can I check the integrity of a downloaded Ubuntu CD?
I've just downloaded a CD image of Ubuntu. I know the installer has a check CD option, but how can I check that the image is good before burning it to CD?
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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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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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Inserted DVD disc not recognized
I was trying to watch a DVD on my Ubuntu laptop, however, whenever I insert the disc, the CD/DVD drive icon on the Computer pane disappears, seems that it cannot detect what type of disc was inserted.
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USB drive install of Ubuntu 12.04 Server fails - can't find components from CD-ROM
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 Server (32bit) on a machine here using a USB stick. I used the Universal-USB-Installer-1.8.9.4 which has support for 12.04 server to get the ISO onto the USB drive.
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How can I run an executable from a CD when it doesn't have the executable bit set?
A textbook I'm using came with a CD containing a few supplementary applications. To my pleasant surprise, it appears to include an installer for Linux.
The readme file on the CD provides the ...
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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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How can I make a live CD/DVD from my harddisk installation?
How can I make a live CD/DVD from my harddisk installation?
In other words, I would like to create a boot CD from Ubuntu that is installed on my PC, because I want to include the updated packages in ...
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What cd/dvd burning software should I use?
I have tried countless cd/dvd burning software on ubuntu 12.04 and none of them work for me, any ideas guys?
I've tried tovidgui, bombono dvd,and mestelix, they are all so very confusing is there ...
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Where can I get physical CDs of Ubuntu if I live in a place with limited internet connectivity?
I am based in Durban, South Africa and would like to get a copy of the operating system but do not have an internet connection. Can someone nearby help me make a CD copy?
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Check burned Ubuntu CD
My OS is Ubuntu 10.10. I have burned Ubuntu 11.04 into a CD. Now I tried to check the CD following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM#Check%20the%20CD, as following:
$ ls -l
-rwxrwx--- 1 ...
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What are good CD Ripping Programs?
What are some good CD ripping programs for Ubuntu? Pros? Cons?
I currently use RhythmBox as my player and often will load these files into my Android phone.
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How to install Windows 7 inside Virtualbox of Ubuntu?
I have already dual systems : Windows 7 and Ubuntu installed on my laptop. The Windows 7 had been installed when I bought this laptop, and I don't have a CD.
I just installed VitrualBox under Ubuntu, ...
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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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Why does my 12.04 Alternate CD boot to a blank screen with flashing cursor? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I cannot install Ubuntu 12.04.
I burned ubuntu-12.04-alternate-i386.iso to a cd
Put the burned ...
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Problems burning Ubuntu onto a CD - too big
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 onto a CD, but I'm running into a problem; namely that my CD can only hold 702MB of data, yet the iso itself when I try to burn it becomes 736MB.
What am I doing ...
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Copy CD / DVD contents into an iso file
The title seems to be self explainatory. I just want a software to do that. I already have Nero linux but i dont think it is capable of doing it.
Trying out the command line method
I get an ...
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Cant mount audio cd in ubuntu 12.04
My cd/dvd can mount dvds but no audio cds, it displays the following:
humannoise@humannoise-W251ESQ-W270ESQ:~$ sudo mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /media/external -o uid=1000
mount: block device ...
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How do I banish the “You have just inserted an Audio CD.” dialog forever?
Sometimes when I insert an audio CD I get a dialog that says "You have just inserted an Audio CD. Choose what application to launch." It doesn't show up for every CD... probably something like once ...
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Can I mount an ISO without administrative privileges?
Can I mount an ISO in Ubuntu 10.04 without requiring the use of sudo?
This is all I know how to do:
sudo mount -o loop -t iso9660 image.iso /media/iso
A few answers mentioned using something ...
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Burned CD-R are not identical to the input iso image, why?
I have the issue that sometimes when I burn an iso image to a CD-R with:
sudo wodim -v driveropts=burnfree -data dev=/dev/scd0 input.iso
And then read it back out again with:
sudo dd if=/dev/cdrom ...
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Can Ubuntu 12.04LTS fit on a normal CD, 700MB, or i do need a DVD?
i just want to know if the new ubuntu (12.04LTS) can fit perfectly on a normal cd :)
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Tried Everything, Ubuntu CD won't boot
After wubi didn't work (error: prefix not found), I decided to perform a native Ubuntu install.
Before that I changed and checked my BIOS already.
First I downloaded an 11.10 iso from ubuntu.com and ...
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Software to make a custom live CD? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to easy remaster ubuntu?
I'm looking for a list of a free easy to use program to create custom live CDs I can find something like this? I've tried recontructor but ...
