brilliant, all of these help. 2009/10/28 Neil Perry <[email protected]>
> sudo aptitude installusb-creator > > Is installed by default, needs the .iso :) > > Neil Perry > > > 2009/10/28 Rob Beard <[email protected]> > > javadayaz wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I am going to resurrect an old pc. Its already running ubuntu but i >> > would like to install xubuntu on it as its very old...PIII i think. So >> > i am thinking of installing the lighter xubuntu on it! >> > >> > I have run out of discs but i do have a usb thumb drive lying around. >> > Is there a utility that will help me make this into a bootable usb >> > drive? I have seen alot of these apps but most of them are for >> > windows. I am no longer a windows user apart from work!!! >> > >> > So this app needs to work in ubuntu...something with a nice easy GUI >> > would also help! >> > Any ideas? >> > >> > -- >> > Regards >> > >> > Javad >> >> You should be able to do it within Ubuntu. Click on the System Menu on >> the top bar, select Administration and then USB Startup Disk Creator. >> You'll need to download the Xubuntu ISO (if you haven't already) and >> select it, then it should be able to create a bootable USB stick. >> However, it will also rely on support in the PCs BIOS to boot from USB. >> It might work, then again it might not (USB booting wasn't really >> included in BIOSes until about the Athlon XP/P4). Still you may be lucky. >> >> Rob >> >> >> -- >> [email protected] >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >> > > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- Regards Javad
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