Install to USB without rebooting?

[Neil]

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 6:29 AM, Cybe R. Wizard
<cybe_r_wizard at earthlink.net> wrote:
> NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net>  said:
>> So then perhaps you are wishing to install from the ISO instead?
>>
>> Perhaps these forum posts will help:
>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=28948
>
> Although pretty old I'm sure these instructions will work well.  I
> might try it this weekend if it rains my outdoor activities out.
> (Hoary Hedgehog?  that's positively ancient!)
>
> But all these various instructions involve a reboot to access the
> installation process, no?  Why can't I, say, open a terminal and
> install (whether from CD, USB or .iso) to an unused drive or partition/
> partitions on my box without having to stop using my running system?
> Please understand that you shouldn't use up a lot of your time on
> this, it is mainly intellectually exercising for me, not a necessity at
> all.  I'm just playing!
>

For some people ( not neccisary excluding me) intellectually
exercising is quite a necessity :D

Neil

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