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Ubuntu USB install guide

Cas — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:26:27 +0000

Installing Ubuntu from a single USB drive is easy. This guide details the steps to get this great OS onto your UMPC with little effort.

Requirements for guide:

Latest version of Syslinux
Ubuntu or Variant of choice
USB Flash drive/thumb stick with enough storage for files

Step 1

Formatting the USB flash drive

Select My Computer, right-click on the USB flash drive and select click Format.

Select FAT32 as the file system. Click start and wait for the format to complete.

Step 2

Making the USB flash drive bootable

Open the command prompt and change the directory to the extracted Syslinux/win32 folder.

cd Desktop/syslinux/win32

Once in the correct directory, enter the following to install the syslinux bootlader to the USB flash drive

Note: h: is the letter of your USB flash drive

syslinux -ma h:

Press enter.

Step 3

Extract the Ubuntu ISO

Right click on the ISO file and extract the files with WinRAR/7zip to the Ubuntu folder.

Step 4

Compiling the files.

The USB flash drive is now bootable, the Ubuntu files have been extracted.

Copy the files you extracted from the ubuntu-8.04 folder onto the empty USB drive.

Move the contents of the isolinux folder to the root of the drive. eg: from H:\isolinux\ into H:\

Rename isolinux.cfg file to syslinux.cfg

Finished!

Eject the USB flash drive, that’s it!

A sub 5 minute solution to a problem that causes a lot of headaches for many people when trying to install without a CD/DVD.

Ubuntu Netbook Remix

Cas — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:56:13 +0000

At the beginning of the week Ubuntu announced that it will be demonstrating a reworked desktop version of Ubuntu built specifically for a new category of portable notebooks. These affordable UMPC’s are expanding and evolving for the best.

Ryan Paul from Ars Technica did some hands on testing with the latest test build and expressed his thoughts on the current state.

With further development it’s looking to be a great addition to the Ubuntu range.

Press release: Source: http://www.ubuntu.com/news/netbook-remix
Product page: http://www.canonical.com/netbooks
Screenshots: http://flickr.com/photos/njpatel/2548177767/

Ubuntu Mobile Edition

Cas — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:34:39 +0000

With the news revolving around Ubuntu mobile a lot of people are very happy to see this project expanding to a range of devices.

Ubuntu Mobile is an Ubuntu edition that targets an exciting new class of computers called Mobile Internet Devices.
Ubuntu Mobile, based on the world’s most popular Linux distribution, and MID hardware from OEMs and ODMs, are redefining what can be done in mobile computing.

Ubuntu Mobile, a fully open source project, gives full Internet, with no compromise. Custom options may include licensed codecs and popular third-party applications.

Full Web 2.0/AJAX fidelity, with custom options of Adobe Flash®, Java, and more

Outstanding media playback so you can enjoy videos, music and photos with superior quality and easy navigation

A suite of applications that work seamlessly to meet every need of a digital parent, student or anyone who is on-the-go

Facebook®, MySpace®, YouTube®, Dailymotion®, 3D games, GPS, maps, in short, the full Web 2.0 experience delivered into your hands as a compact and powerful device that’s easy and fun to use

The product of Canonical collaboration with Intel® and the open source community, Ubuntu Mobile is the software that makes it all possible.