Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Can I use my Dells utility partition to install Linux mint on my computer without a boot disk?

Q. Title sums it up. I have Internet access so I can redownload the Linux mint file if necessary.

A. If you are able to download Mint to the Utility Partition--you still would have to covert the Raw Image to a Bootable ISO. So, the answer is No.

I do not think that Mint currently has a Flashdrive version available. I checked Mint's Download location and found only DVD and CD( 32 & 64 Bit) versions. I started a download and it was definitely a "Raw" ISO that must be burned to a disc before it can be installed. You can still try downloading it to a USB Stick and try installing. Check out what Ubuntu has to say about it..

"Once you've finished downloading your file, you'll need to create a CD or USB drive."

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download

I'd try downloading to a flashdrive then use Ubuntu's instructions to make it install. But that is just a idea.

Good Luck with your project however you choose to proceed.

How to Install Red Hat Linux Desktop version 4?
Q. I want to install Red Hat Linux Desktop version 4. Please tell me the step-by-step installation and which file system will be best for this O/S?
Like in windows, we have NTFS file system(which has very security features).
Is there any such file system in Linux?
Which file system should i use?

A. Put the CD in the drive, restart the computer and follow the directions. Take the defaults - they're the best choices for a beginner.

Do I need to defrag a big linux hard drive?
Q. I have a big hard drive (300GIGs) and wonder if I can do something to get better performance out of it. I run Ubuntu Linux. Is there something like de-fragmenting or optimizing the hard drive for linux? The file system is ext3.

A. If you are looking for extra speed I suggest backing up your data and upgrading to Ubuntu 9.04 which supports ext4.

Ubuntu 9.04 Technical overview
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JauntyJackalope/TechnicalOverview

Ubuntu 9.04 Download
http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/9.04/

Converting ext3 file system to ext4
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1118295


LUg.



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