Installing Linux throught windows without CD

David Duong dduong at goldenmunky.org
Thu Aug 16 17:22:24 UTC 2007


I suggest VirtualBox instead of VMware.  VirtualBox doesn't seem as 
bloated as VMware is.

cj wrote:
> Pete Holsberg wrote:
>   
>> Brie Gordon keyed the following on 8/16/2007 11:40 AM:
>>
>>     
>>>
>>> 2007/8/16, cj <debiani386 at gmail.com>:
>>>       
>>>> Ricardo Schmidt wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I need to intall Ubuntu in a pc. But this computer does not have CD
>>>>> reader.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, I need to enter in windows to download the iso file.
>>>>> But how could I intall the Ubuntu without the CD drive?!
>>>>> Is there one way to install Ubuntu throughout windows without CD?!
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> you could download the cd ISO and install it on a virtual PC
>>>>         
>>> Or VMware (my preference) if your machine is up to it and depending a
>>> little more specifically on what you want to do.
>>>       
>> How do you install Ubuntu from the .iso when that .iso resides on the 
>> HD of the computer that is the target of the install?
>>
>> -- 
>> Pete Holsberg
>> Columbus, NJ
>>
>> To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes 
>> perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, 
>> sincerity, earnestness and kindness....
>> --Confucius
>>     
> some Virtual machines will set up a virtual cd drive so that you can 
> read from the iso file and treat it as though its a cd/dvd rom
>
> --cj
>
>   

-- 
~ David Duong





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