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Has it got a USB port on it, if yes then use a USB drive to install from Regards Bill Smith viv wrote: > I have a small problem - well, it's a very small laptop anyway. I'd like > to pick your brains about it, if I may. > > I have been given a very small Windows laptop - a Dialogue. It has no > CD/ DVD drive and I really want to install Linux on it - ideally Kubuntu > 6.10. > > I have messed about with a pen drive and have managed to install Puppy > Linux on it. I have an idea for upgrading it to the Distro I want - that > is not too difficult (in fact, really easy if I am going to be able to > do it). > > I also have an external CD / DVD drive but, unfortunately, the Dialogue > won't boot it. However, Puppy can access it when flying. > > My idea is this : > > 1) Boot Puppy up on the pen drive > > 2) Use GParted to create 2 new partitions - 1 small and 1 larger. > > 3) Copy all the Kubuntu live CD files to the smaller partition - we'll > call that the 'Install' partition > > 4) Edit the Grub menu.lst file to include an entry for the 'Install > Partition' > > 5) Reboot and boot the 'Install' partition - my theory is that this will > then work the same as the live CD and boot Kubuntu > > 6) Then install Kubuntu to the larger new partition and keep Puppy on > it's own existing partition as a multiboot option > > I wanted to know is if this is a completely rubbish idea and won't work. > Also, if any of you had any better ones ? > > Thanks > > Viv > > P.S. Please don't suggest anything complicated - another alternative is > that I offer this up as a paid job to any of you that are interested - > and I would be only too happy to do this if it gets it working. > > I want to be able to take it into work when finished and show my boss as > I don't think he realised how good Linux is. > > > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html