doing an ubuntu install without a cd or dvd

Chris Lemire linux.user400354 at gmail.com
Wed Aug 2 23:30:50 UTC 2006


Nevermind, I found the answers I was looking for. If anyone has the same
problem, he or she can go here.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation

On 8/2/06, Chris Lemire <linux.user400354 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> There is a problem. The computer I am doing an Ubuntu install on tonight
> has no dvd/cd burner, so I must install it by another way. I would like to
> use a bootable floppy disk if possible and then get the rest of the packages
> through apt-get or some other method. I believe that is called a net
> install, and it can be done with Debian Sarge. If that is not possible I
> need another way, but the floppy way seems best. I also have other computers
> on this network, so if its possible to mount a Ubuntu ISO. Then it will show
> up as the same as a cdrom drive with a cd, and I would try to install it
> over the network using NFS or something similar. The bios on this computer
> supports network boots.
>
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