Questions tagged [iso]
Questions about how to use/mount/burn/create ISO images.
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What is different about the Mac ISO image?
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/11.04/release/
At that location there is an ISO image which is described as "This image is adjusted to work properly on Mac systems."
What specific problems on the ...
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MD5 hash for ubuntu .iso (14.04 through 18.10)
I cant find the MD5 hash for ubuntu-14.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso on this website.
Am I looking in the right place?
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Is verifying ISOs downloaded from the official website worthwhile?
I downloaded the ISO from https://www.ubuntu.com/download, selecting the default "Ubuntu Desktop" option.
The website links the page https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-how-to-verify-...
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How to burn a Windows .iso to a USB device? [duplicate]
I want to burn a Windows ISO to a USB device in Ubuntu. How do I do this?
I know how to burn a Ubuntu ISO into a USB device, but with a Windows ISO it's not the same.
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How to create a bootable USB with multiple ISO images in it
What I want is to create a bootable pen drive that shows GRUB menu and I can select any of the several bootable systems from there to install/run. I have several ISO images that I want to install in ...
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Ubuntu Development version / How to participate, or how to get a smooth ride
Questions about the Ubuntu Development version
Background
AskUbuntu is dedicated to helping users with the current released versions of standard Ubuntu and Ubuntu community flavours (Kubuntu, Lubuntu ....
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How do I boot an ISO file from my drive using grub2 on UEFI machines?
I have a bunch of live ISO files like GParted, CloneZilla, Boot-Repair, Ubuntu 14.04 32 bit, ... downloaded in /opt and on my old BIOS machine, I used to be able to just add them to the grub menu and ...
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20.04 booting .iso from GRUB menu
I'm trying to boot a Ubuntu .iso image from GRUB. In Full Circle magazine, #157 page 61, they describe how to do this. It doesn't work.
I edited /etc/grub.d/40-custom, and added the following...
# ...
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How to install with Wubi when it says "Could not retrieve the required disk image files"?
I tried to install Ubuntu 12.10 with the Wubi installer while running Windows, because my PC does not accept my BootCD as a bootable medium.
But Wubi showed me this error:
Ubuntu-...
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What to do with an Ubuntu disk image that appears as a WinRAR file?
I've never used Ubuntu before. Just heard from some friends. "IT'S GREAT!!!", they used to say. So i decided to try it. I downloaded WUBI, and ran it but 'twas takin' too much time. So I decided to ...
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How to create an iso from current installation
I installed Ubuntu 14.04.1 on one of my laptops and now I want distribute that exact installation to a few of my friends. I tried making an iso with Gparted on a live session but it makes a 500 GB ...
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Using a bootable live cd disk image mounted on the hard drive
I want to mount the contents of a boot-able CD image, like Ubuntu rescue remix, to a partition of the hard drive.
So I can have an entry in Grub to boot to the contents of that disk, http://www....
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Do I need to check the integrity of a Ubuntu install? [duplicate]
I want to install Ubuntu, and I'm switching from Windows 10.
I've heard that some people will check the integrity of the ISO image. Should I do this and if so, why?
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Where to find the checksums of Ubuntu ISO images? [duplicate]
I just downloaded the ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso, and am having a hard time burning it, so I'd like to check that the file is intact, but I cannot find the md5sum of the file.
Is there a URL or ...
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How to boot from non-Ubuntu live ISO images like Fedora or CentOS?
I found that it can be done with loopback as follows
menuentry "Lucid ISO" {
loopback loop (hd0,1)/boot/iso/ubuntu-10.04-desktop-i386.iso
linux (loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/...
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How to burn an Ubuntu ISO image on a DVD on Ubuntu?
I have a Ubuntu image file (.iso) and I'd like to burn the image file into a DVD, is there any software for this purpose on Ubuntu?
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How does Ubuntu flavor iso differ from a desktop package?
TL;DR: how does an Ubuntu flavor iso installation ( for example Lubuntu ) differ from installing a desktop package via apt-get ? (for instance sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop)
Context for the ...
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How to identify and replace broken files in a corrupted Ubuntu ISO?
So, this isn't exactly an issue running Ubuntu, but rather with installing it.
Every time I try to download the Ubuntu ISO (from any source) it seems to end up corrupt. That is, the MD5 sums are ...
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Is it possible to make an EXACT ISO of my system to put on other computers?
I am new to linux, but had a question. I am getting in the business of buying old computers, putting Linux on them, then donating them to students who don't have their own computer at home. I have ...
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How to create an ISO image from a bunch of files on the file system?
Considering I have a bunch of files in a directory, I would like to bundle them into an ISO image file. How should I proceed to do that?
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Ripping DVD to iso - Accurately
I have been using Brasero to rip my DVD collection to .iso. However, I've discovered some errors in some of the DVDs through playback e.g. VLC player would just stop playing the iso file when a bad ...
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How to verify that the ISO I downloaded is bootable before I burn it?
How can I check that the ISO image I've downloaded is bootable, before I burn it?
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Can I build a Ubuntu ISO from a manifest?
This answer talks about the ISO manifests - an example is here..
Is it possible to build an ISO from a manifest file, or is the manifest file just
dpkg --get-selections put into a text file?
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Where is the alternate installation ISO for Ubuntu Saucy?
I would like to download the alternate installation ISO for the current release, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, but I can't find it on the releases.ubuntu.com website. Aren't alternate ISOs provided ...
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Can't boot from USB drive after copying iso with dd
I want to create a bootable usb drive. Just to be sure I formated the complete stick with the command dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb, where sdb is the flash drive.
After that I created a new partition ...
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How to make a bootable ISO image from a bootable DVD?
I want to make a .iso image of a bootable OS DVD, to use in VirutalBox.
Nautilus can make a .iso, but only of data files, it seems.
The .iso it created was not bootable.
What is available to make ...
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verifiying ubuntu iso with repository gpg-keys
I want to verify that a downloaded ISO is not being poisoned by the NSA or any other immoral agent. To do this I would very much use a signing-checking way.
I am aware of VerifyIsoHowto. Still I am ...
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How to create bootable ISO from an installed OS?
Say I have two systems A and B.
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 on system A and need same set of settings in system B, for which I am thinking to make a bootable iso from System A(creating as a backup)....
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Convert bootable USB to ISO file
My laptop comes with a program called "Acer Recovery Management", which allows you to make a bootable recovery USB stick, from which you can boot to recover the computer to its original state.
Now, ...
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How do I burn the Windows 10 ISO to a USB?
I did the dd method and it wrote the iso to the USB drive, but I'm not sure that's all I have to do because it is Windows and may not have GRUB and I'm not sure so I'm asking the experts.
winusb ...
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How to make an Ubuntu live USB stick in Fedora?
I have Fedora installed on my desktop and I want to make a live USB stick with Ubuntu to install it on a laptop. What's the easiest way to do it?
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How do I burn multiple Ubuntu isos on one DVD?
I always find it a waste putting a 790MB Ubuntu iso on a 4GB DVD, and I was wondering how to put multiple operating systems on one DVD with a grub menu.
I know it is possible, but I just don't know ...
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Unable to mount ISO in write mode
I tried to mount my Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit image using the following command :
sudo mount -o rw,loop /home/varun/Downloads/ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso /media/cdimage
But I gets the following ...
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Mount an ISO image in Wine?
I need to install some program in wine, which require to access a mounted ISO image. Whenever I mount an ISO image in Nautilus, in which drive it mounted in Wine?
For some programs which can find the ...
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Can I Install grub on an USB and make it a rescue disk?
Can I Install grub on an USB and make it a rescue disk?
Question: Is it safe to run the following commands?
sudo grub-install /dev/sdb (where sdb is my USB drive)
update-grub2
Question: Would I ...
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Create a Live-USB of existing installed Ubuntu
MX-Linux has a tool named MX-snapshot, which has the feature to create a live-iso of the existing system. Though that tool is open-source, it cannot be used on Ubuntu since Ubuntu is not an Antix-...
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How do I install Ubuntu on a VirtualBox client from an ISO image?
I have the ISO image file (that is, *.iso) and I am trying to boot my VirtualBox installation with this image. Is it possible? I know how to mount my ISO image to my filesystem (on my host machine), ...
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How do I burn a DVD ISO using the terminal?
I have a DVD ISO file and I want to burn through the terminal.
We have many command formats but I am unable to choose the best & safe one. so please give me a best command to burn the ISO through ...
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How to edit ISO Images (Including Bootable ISOs)
I am looking for tools for Ubuntu that can be used to EDIT ISO Images. Including ISO images that are bootable like Ubuntu and Windows ISOs. Not only edit but save the edited ISO and can still boot ...
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Methods to try out new OS releases without committing to it?
I want to try new OS releases as they arrive, such as Ubuntu 17.04 or Ubuntu 17.10 to see new features. I also like to look at Kubuntu, CentOS or other distros (Windows 11 when it arrives?) - or set ...
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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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How to create an .img file from .iso on Ubuntu?
I would like to create an .img file containing Ubuntu 13.10. I know how to get the .iso, but instructions for how to 'convert' it to .img I only found under Mac (see, for example, here) -- however, I ...
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Which iso image do I need to install Ubuntu 12.04 on a Macbook Pro so that it boots using (U)EFI?
Unlike with earlier releases, the website is unclear on giving a straight recommendation for installing ubuntu on a mac:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/12.04/release/
I've read several times, ...
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Xubuntu 20.04 minimal installation
After having used Xubuntu minimal installations from the netboot (mini.iso) image in multiple previous versions of Ubuntu, I noticed that the netboot installer is no longer actively supported. I would ...
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Can I install Ubuntu from an ISO file on Windows?
I've mounted the ISO file using a virtual drive application. When I open the virtual drive with the Ubuntu ISO mounted, I only have the option of restarting to be able to do anything. However, I ...
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What does it mean to make a bootable LiveUSB?
I have to install Ubuntu on a PC and I saw I have to make a bootable LiveUSB from the Ubuntu iso file. However, I can't understand what's the technical difference between making a bootable LiveUSB ...
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How to download an ISO file for Ubuntu?
I want to create an USB-stick with Ubuntu! I follow your example and download the start file. I get it as ubuntu-14.04.5-desktop-i386.iso.torrent. When I start Rufus to create the USB stick, it will ...
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Startup Disk Creator not recognizing selected ISO in 13.10
I recently downloaded the Lubuntu 12.04 LTS ISO for Power PC (I want to install it on an old iBook G4), but when I go to select the ISO in Startup Disk Creator, it just remains blank in the Source ...
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How to extract iso images to the hard disk?
I have some ISO images and would like to extract them to a hard-disk. They are not OS images, I think they are music or audio books, I Don't know until they are extracted.
Thanks
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How to create a bootable USB from a .iso file? [duplicate]
I am trying to create a bootable USB stick from a .iso image (it isn't a linux distro or anything of the sort) intended for use with a CD. I've tried UNetbootin and dd but they don't boot.