-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Neil Perry wrote: > sudo aptitude installusb-creator > > Is installed by default, needs the .iso :) > > Neil Perry
...Or will work off a live CD (Jaunty or later, I think, might have been on the Intrepid disc?) using the live CD itself, if you are in the position of having a disk but not the .iso - just thought it might be useful to know. > > 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/ >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkr1wccACgkQKYNUyjOGQGSZ8ACfdx8EVBhQ2k/+DsK3aBIlsOoC xaAAoLkHBxXODbitWCufNLQXMsKsEz3k =+DIL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
