Questions related to live CDs, which allow you to test drive Ubuntu without installing it.
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How to upgrade/downgrade from 12.04 to 11.10 [duplicate]
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How to roll back Ubuntu to a previous version?
Now this might sound stupid, but coming from 12.04 I would like to upgrade/downgrade to 11.10. I can't do a fresh install ...
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Computer refuses to boot either ubuntu disk I'm using
I'm attempting to set up an Amahi server, and thus have taken an older PC and wiped it clean using DBAN. I'm now in the process of installing Ubuntu, but for some reason the computer refuses to ...
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How to build an “orignal” Ubuntu installer/live iso image?
Where to I find the scripts to bootstrap and create an normal Ubuntu installer/live iso image?
Or in other words, how are the (X)Ubuntu default installer/live images build?
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How do I burn an Ubuntu CD or USB on a Mac?
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on a PC with no OS. I have a Mac and tried burning the disk and my Mac did not like the disk. I would like to do that or create a USB boot instead.
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No keyboard after suspend, even after hard reset
While I was using a Ubuntu 9.1 live CD, I put the computer (Toshiba Satellite C655) into standby. After I resumed, the keyboard stopped functioning, though the mouse (USB) still worked.
I decided to ...
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Installer window closes unexpectedly
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OK, I'm really surprised how hard it is for me to get Precise up and running, using the official desktop installation CD, as written from a downloaded image.
The installer ...
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Why can I burn a Debian CD but fail to burn an Ubuntu CD? [closed]
I've downloaded ubuntu server 4 times now and burnt it over 10 times, trying to get it to work on an older machine. The burn goes through, and when the test phase hits there is always an error that ...
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Screen split oddly when OS is installed from a Live CD
Never used Linux before but I decided I want to start somewhere and Ubuntu seemed like the right place to start. I burned the 64bit version ISO onto a CD and installed it onto a fresh new hard drive I ...
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How do I convert my Ubuntu installation into a Live-USB or Live-CD?
Say I have Ubuntu installed in a hard drive
What can I do to generate a liveUSB that is as similar as possible to the installation ?
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Permission denied when attempting to use Boothelper option
I am using a Windows 7 computer and attempted to install Ubuntu 12.04. Everything was running fine and I click on the CD from the computer window. The reboot menu comes up and I select Reboot now, ...
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How do I install on a Macbook without working CD or USB?
I have a white macbook and I want to install ubuntu, but it can't burn correctly CD, so when I install it give my mistake and stop installing. It is CD fault so I think, can I run ubuntu from CD, and ...
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How do I add an icon to the unity dock (not drag and drop)?
I am creating a custom ubuntu live cd and I want to add a few items to the default dock. I think there must be something i can put in /etc/skel so that when the 'ubuntu' user is created at boot time ...
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What's the difference between installing and trying Ubuntu?
I was wondering what the difference between running and trying Ubuntu and I was also wondering if there was any downfall to running Ubuntu on a USB drive.
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How do I install Ubuntu on someone's laptop so they can customize it? [duplicate]
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How to make an OEM Install?
I would like to give someone an old computer ("hand-me-down") after installing Ubuntu on it. Is there a way to preinstall and/or customize it ...
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'Try Ubuntu' or 'Install Ubuntu' button is not working on Live-CD
I inserted the Live CD into my PC. Loaded up fine until it got to the "Try Ubuntu"/"Install Ubuntu" screen. I was able to move my mouse cursor around the screen, but no matter how long I wait I cannot ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS live CD won't let me allocate space
When I try to install Ubuntu 12.04 alongside Windows 7, the LiveCD won't give me the option to allocate disk space for Ubuntu. Instead, it tells me to remove the LiveCD, then boots into Windows and ...
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Is it efficient to run my server on a live CD?
For the specific server that I plan on running, I've read online that it runs faster when hosted on a Linux based OS. I have a copy of a Ubuntu Disk. I don't plan on hosting this server often and ...
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How do I fix 10.04 grub.cfg from a Livecd to dual boot Windows?
I being new and trying to fix my system to boot into windows automatically edited my grub.cfg file to point at the windows file. now the system won.t boot as I entered the wrong number in the line I ...
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Difference between LiveCD, LiveUSB, full-install, and persistence?
I am currently running Ubuntu as a guest vm on a Win 7 host via VirtualBox, but I would like to have a portable version of Ubuntu when I am not using my laptop.
I am unsure as to the difference ...
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Ubuntu crashed unexpectedly when browsing
How can I boot to Live CD and then access Ext4 partitions.
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General rules for converting grub entries to grub 2?
I would like to change an entry for a solution to boot from CD from legacy grub (looks like title bla bla bla) to an entry to a format compatible to grub 2 (the one that looks like menuentry "bla bla ...
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Cannot mount USB memory in Ubuntu 12.04
Over the night I downloaded and installed Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop. Since I am yet unable to access my actual installation I boot the Live CD from which I installed (takes ages in a fast system).
I ...
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Why does the installer freeze at the moving dots?
I plan to install Ubuntu as the sole operating system on my old Dell Latitude 110L and the install freezes at the Ubuntu starting dots - it doesn't even get to the point where it asks if you want ...
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How to make livecd with non-pae kernel using ubuntu-defaults-builder?
In order to install in netbook PC which does not correspond to a pae kernel, I would like to make livecd booted by a non-pae kernel using ubuntu-defaults-builder.
I'm using ubuntu 12.04(precise). Any ...
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How to get past black screen with mouse icon while installing on Gateway MX6920?
I have an old Gateway MX6920 laptop that got a virus on its hard drive so I put in a new one from another laptop. When i turn it on it tries to load Windows but fails so I'm going to try to put Ubuntu ...
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How do I customize Wubi (like a LiveCD)?
I made an customized version of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS with my required software, but after customization, wubi.exe does not work. Any idea how to make it work again?
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My hard disk with Vista and Wubi is failing, how can I use Wubi to rescue it?
Can I just drag stuff to the 'host' folder? (which contains my windows files)
or some other way?
I have windows vista and the hard disk is dying (the annoying 'a hard disk is reporting health ...
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Trying to format drive fails
since I will be doing an internship for which i need to use Windows software, I have decided to ruin my day trying to remove my Ubuntu 12.04, install Win XP SP3 (since the DualBoot theme from ubuntu ...
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Upgrade Ubuntu CD
Hello guys from Ask Ubuntu, I have a cd of Ubuntu 11.04 and I started it the Live CD, but it asks to upgrade to Ubuntu 11.10, I wonder if it will update my CD for ubuntu live CD without installing ...
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Difference between Live CD and Alternate CD?
I came across this term Alternate CD. How it different from a Live CD?
Also why cant we upgrade using a live cd while we can using an alternate one as mentioned here?
The link does not specify ...
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What did I do wrong installing Ubuntu?
I just attempted to install Ubuntu 12.04 on my other computer. I downloaded the .iso file, burned it to a disc, and booted from it. Before I continue, I might add that I already have an OS on this ...
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ubuntu live cd start up error
First off, I'm new to the Linux scene. This is my first attempt to make a single boot installation for Ubuntu.
I tried it for a few days in dual boot with win7 and I was sold, so i removed the tumor ...
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Live CD doesn't boot correctly!
I just tried to reinstall my Ubuntu 12.04 System so I put in my live-CD (64bit) and did a reboot.
Then my computer detects it and it wants to boot from it.
Shortly you can see two lines of text and ...
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12.04 installation failures, including black screen with blinking cursor [duplicate]
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My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I want to install the 32 bit version of Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 LTS. I've downloaded the ISO, ...
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Installing from Live CD stalls after entering user details
I have been trying in vain to freshly install 12.04 on my Linux only PC. But the live install stalls straight after entering my user details.
This is the first live CD that I have encountered this ...
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How do you edit the Blacklist.conf file?
Is it possible to edit the Blacklist.conf file when running Linux off a Live CD? If so, how do you edit it?
I tried typing this into the terminal but nothing happened:
gksudo gedit ...
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Can't install Ubuntu on a Z68xP-UD3p board
I have tried to install Ubuntu version 10, 11 and 12 64 bit on my Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P motherboard using live CD and placing the DVD in the drive and starting the machine. When I go to install Ubuntu I ...
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How do I mount my external USB drive from the LiveCD so I can get files off of my laptop?
my laptop running ubuntu 11.10 was updated to 12.04 but failed halfway through update.
i had no option but to turn the laptop off as it had frozen and back on again to find the laptop non functioning. ...
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ubuntu 12.04 live cd not booting?
I have downloaded ubuntu-12.04-desktop-i386.iso file and writed into a cd using power iso software.
When i am trying to boot from this live cd
first time it said
"CASPER/VMLINUZ" not found
from ...
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Is it possible to create a live USB stick with a clone of my desktop installation [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to customize live Ubuntu CD?
Live USB sticks really come in handy very often. But setting them up (installing and configuring all the programs I need) is tedious, ...
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Bootable “live” partition on 1TB External HDD
I have a 1TB WD Passport. I made a 20GB partition, formatted to FAT, for a persistent live Ubuntu install. The rest I formatted as NTFS, to be used for backups.
I made the 20GB live install with ...
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Gparted resize of an extended partition fails with error “can't have overlapping partitions”.
I just decided to install Ubuntu 12.04 alongside Windows 7 on my Dell laptop. However I didn't do this manually but instead used the "Install Ubuntu alongside Windows 7" option during the ...
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Modify U/K Live CD
I'd Like Modify Kubuntu 12.04 Live CD/USB (Chance name system Kubuntu for KWES DOS)
chance Image ISO Linux & Splash image(KDE Loging in) for a Image
plymouth etc. etc.
tell me how!
please
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Could windows Interfere with the installation of ubuntu through a live cd?
When I try to use a live CD, My Dell XPS 14z will not read the disk and skips to booting windows, I've had previous questions discussing this but everything I have tried never works.
I'm almost ...
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Burning Ubuntu 12.04 in Windows
I have Windows 7, and when I attempt to download Ubuntu from the official site, it is indicated that I will get an .iso file, which you burn to the disk.
But, i did not get an .iso file after I ...
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12.04 64bit will not install through a Live CD
When I try to install the 64bit version of 12.04 through a Live CD, all that happens is that the disk spins, and I get the windows boot screen.
I've set my BIOS to boot from a CD first, before ...
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No sound in 12.04 on VirtualBox
No sound when installed in VirtualBox. When I boot from the live CD in Windows, sound works fine on my speakers. When in boot the live CD in VirtualBox it does not see my speakers. In sound properties ...
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Why can't I install from the live CD?
My install isn't working for some odd reason. After I enter the user info it sits there and then crashes and says:
The Installer encountered an Unrecoverable error. A desktop will now
be now run ...
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How To Recover All Ubuntu 12.04 System Files? (From Live CD)
Last night I succesfully installed Ubuntu 12.04 64bit, and then I tried to install Mac OSX Theme from this site
But after and after I followed I don't know what's going on terminal, after I installed ...
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How to boot live iso images?
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 ...
