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From: Kier
Subject: Re: install ubuntu inside XP
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:22:09 +0000
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:00:11 +1000, Deaf Frets wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:32:50 +0000, ray wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 23:28:13 +1000, Deaf Frets wrote:
>>
>>> What a brilliant innovation! An installer that creates an ubuntu disk
>>> image inside a windows NTFS filesystem. Should introduce linux to a
>>> whole new market of people (people who would like to try it, but don't
>>> want to re partition their disks.)
>>>
>>> http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=338279
>>
>> That's what they make Live CDs for.
>
> Live distros are great, except that they're so slow, even with a 54 speed
> optical drive and a Gb of RAM. They don't really showcase the OS.
Some are slow, but many are surprisingly responsive, I've found. Try SLAX,
for instance, especially with the copy2ram option, and you would be hard
pressed to realise it wasn't installed.
>
> There's also the fact that there's no point in updating the repositories,
> or setting any preferences because as soon as you have occasion to switch
> the machine off or reboot, all your settings of course revert to zero.
> Unless you store all the data on a hard disk or usb partition, in which
> case, there's no point in using a live distro.
Of course there is. Think of carrying a business card CD distro
+ thumbdrive where ever you go. You find yourself needing to access some
work, but you've not Linux PC handy. You can boot up your portable distro
and carry on working with all your settings intact, just as you like it.
>
> The only other way around it is to use the various tools available to make
> your own custom build of knoppix, or puppy. If you're able to do that,
> then you probably don't need to "try" linux at all. You're probably an old
> hand at it.
Perhaps, but Live CDs have all sorts of uses beyond merely trying out
Linux. They showcase new technologies - I've had XGL and Beryl working off
a Live CD though I haven't currently got the 3D ATI drivers installed to
my PC. You can demonstrate to friends. Or just have fun. Say you're a
Gnome user, and don't want to install KDE, but would like to see what all
the fuss is about, you can boot up a KDE-centric Live CD and play to your
heart's content.
There are also some really good rescue Live CDs around, which can get you
out of trouble, or your friends and family, when something gets hosed. I
saved some important (to me, anyhow!) data with the old Slackware Live CD
when my old PC failed to boot after a second hard drive had been
installed. For that alone, they are absolutely invaluable.
Find one or two you really like and that suit your hardware, learn how
they work, and keep them around. You never know when you might need one.
The day you do, you'll really be glad you've got it.
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Kier
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