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| It is possible to install ubuntu from the internet by booting from a usb key or a mini-cd. This method of installation is called netinst in debian, so that name is used here. | It is possible to install Ubuntu from the internet by booting from a USB stick or a CDROM. This method of installation is called ''netinst'' in Debian and that name is used here as well. |
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| The images for this are stored in /ubuntu/dists/gutsy/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/ (for gutsy 32bit). The cd image is mini.iso(9.1MB) and the image for usb keys is boot.img.gz(8.6MB) | The images for this are stored in http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/ (for 64 bit) or http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/ (for 32bit). The CD image is called {{{mini.iso}}} (~12MB) and the image for usb keys is called {{{boot.img.gz}}} (~12MB) |
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| The iso can be burnt to cd with any standard disc burning software, just be sure the iso is being used as a source image and not just a file on a data disk. To prepare a usb key, back up any data that you have on it (any data will be overwritten) and {{{zcat boot.img.gz >> /dev/sdX }}} where X is the letter of your usb key | The ISO can be burned to CD with any standard disc burning software, just be sure the ISO is being used as a source image and not just a file on a data disk. To prepare a USB stick, back up any data that you have on it (any data will be overwritten) and {{{zcat boot.img.gz >> /dev/sdX }}} where X is the letter of your USB stick. |
Overview
It is possible to install Ubuntu from the internet by booting from a USB stick or a CDROM. This method of installation is called netinst in Debian and that name is used here as well.
Getting the Image
The images for this are stored in http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/ (for 64 bit) or http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/ (for 32bit). The CD image is called mini.iso (~12MB) and the image for usb keys is called boot.img.gz (~12MB)
Preparing for Boot
The ISO can be burned to CD with any standard disc burning software, just be sure the ISO is being used as a source image and not just a file on a data disk. To prepare a USB stick, back up any data that you have on it (any data will be overwritten) and zcat boot.img.gz >> /dev/sdX where X is the letter of your USB stick.
netinst (last edited 2009-11-14 09:10:58 by c-67-174-250-117)