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Installing Linux without CD?

  • 15-07-2003 12:42pm
    #1
    Dampsquid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 687 ✭✭✭


    After downloading a Linux ISO, can you install it without having to burn it to CD?

    Also, if I was to download it from ftp.heanet.ie is there a program that will let me pause the download and let me continue at a later time.
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Typedef


    Originally posted by Dampsquid
    After downloading a Linux ISO, can you install it without having to burn it to CD?

    Hmm. A bootable CD would most likely need to be booted from.
    However. If said CD has associated boot disks you could try something like the following
    Using distro's I'm friendly to.. : )

    Boot from installation floppies.
    Mount windows parition
    mount -t ntfs /dev/hda_blah /mnt
    then
    mount -t iso9660 -o loopback /mnt/path_to_file/file.iso /cdrom

    You should have access to all the associated rpms/debs/tgz packages then.

    Alas I'd say only the likes of Slack or Debian would be forgiving enough about installation media/locations so as to allow such an insallation hack.

    Use Slackware, it will allow such an installaion path hack
    Also, if I was to download it from ftp.heanet.ie is there a program that will let me pause the download and let me continue at a later time.

    Get cygwin and use wget.

    wget -c http://heanet/somepath/isofile
    You should be able to interrupt that download and then resume it from the same directory.

    In conclusion... four legs good... two legs bad.


  • #3
    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Typedef


    In fact..

    Debian will let you do an install from just five floppies.

    Once that is done you can mount your windows partition.
    Mount the iso in loopback mode and get access to the debs residing on the iso filesystem then.

    In fact, if you have bandwidth, don't even bother with the iso. Just do the debian floppy insall thang and apt-get your installation


    Note to self: Debian is the work of Satan.


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    If you had a knoppix CD - you could boot from it and mount the ISO...
    Actually if you had a Knoppix CD you could use it on one machine -run the terminal server and network boot the other PC - no CD/FDD needed at all... ;)

    Some progs like winiso will allow you to extract the files from the CD - handy to make boot disks but not so handy if you are using a different OS to view the CD


  • #5
    cravian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37 ✭cravian


    Just like the knoppix CD you could use one of Gentoo boot/install CDs. The smallest image is only a lean 36 Megs or so and will get you booted into a functioning kernel with network and CD/DVD support.

    From there, take your pick of anything suggested already or a straight network installation.



    Gentoo Home Page


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