On Wed, 2013-02-27 at 19:04 -0500, Mark Filipak wrote: > In the Debian live page, dd is offered as the way to copy the ISO file > to a USB stick. But the dd program offered only runs in Linux! What > good is that to someone who is running Windows at the time?
If I get a new computer, then nothing is installed. Without another computer I need to use a live media to download a *NIX image and to burn it. I'm not interested to install a Windows or any other proprietary OS, to get Linux or another *NIX running. I don't know the dd method to use a USB stick, but since dd is a common command, it's usually available on live medias. However, I recommend to install from a CD or DVD. Download the ISO, burn it with your preferred application for what OS ever and then install Linux. When it's installed, but not working, post the issues you get to this list. Be aware that if you want to use proprietary stuff, then Linux likely isn't an OS that fits to your needs. Linux doesn't provide replacements for every proprietary app, codec etc., IOW if you want current flash player, watch _all_ Windows format videos etc., or if you want to use all the available computer hardware, then Linux is not what you want, because it doesn't fit to your needs. Some Linux distros come with as much proprietary stuff as possible, there e.g. are multimedia distros, that install all kinds of codecs by default and they install applications such as e.g. Cinelerra, that can't be provided for distros that won't offend patents and licenses of some countries. Don't care about "someone who is running Windows" if you want "to advocate linux". Linux isn't a replacement for Windows. Linux is just an OS for PCs. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1362012089.1753.23.camel@archlinux
