installing unetbootin

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fminmexico · #1 Post by **fminmexico** » Thu 26 Mar 2009, 18:14

I downloaded unetbootin to my home directory but I cannot open or run it.How do I install it.
fminmexico

mikeb · #2 Post by **mikeb** » Fri 27 Mar 2009, 15:41

Don't...use the puppy installer.

mike

floborg · #3 Post by **floborg** » Fri 27 Mar 2009, 18:01

What do you want to do with it? Install a different Linux to a USB drive or hard drive?

I think I tried this recently in Puppy. You may have to change the file's permissions to make it executable. You will most likely also need some dependencies. I think that's where I ran into trouble. There is no readily-available p7zip package for puppy. I just stopped there. Maybe someone posted a PET in the software forum.

fminmexico · #4 Post by **fminmexico** » Fri 27 Mar 2009, 20:18

floborg wrote:What do you want to do with it? Install a different Linux to a USB drive or hard drive?

I think I tried this recently in Puppy. You may have to change the file's permissions to make it executable. You will most likely also need some dependencies. I think that's where I ran into trouble. There is no readily-available p7zip package for puppy. I just stopped there. Maybe someone posted a PET in the software forum.

I will try to use the Windows version,I am trying to load another distro to my Acer One.
fminmexico.

mac84 · #5 Post by **mac84** » Sun 29 Mar 2009, 06:04

do you anv another computer other then the acer?

Bruce B · #6 Post by **Bruce B** » Sun 29 Mar 2009, 07:48

I don't recall any recent Linux distributions* which don't have an installer. Granted the installer is Linux based, which might not be 'good enough' for some users. But if a Linux based installer is not good enough for you, maybe Linux isn't either, or at least I think there may be an oxymoron here.

Requirements

Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista, or Linux. If you are having trouble with the Linux version, try the Windows version, it usually works better.

source: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

So the Windows version usually works better? These are the people I want installing Linux when the distro has it's own Linux installer which works fine.

What about us folks who have no Windows to support the Linux installation? (and I might add don't need Windows to install Linux, because the dependency is NOT THERE)

A solution to a problem that doesn't exist?

I guess I'd insert the Linux CD and let the distribution's Linux based installer install that distribution's Linux.

That's how I've been doing it. It never occurred to me that I need an external installer to what is already internal?

Explanations please, 'cause I don't get it.

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* excepting for some floppy disk distos which require a 'manual' installation

fminmexico · #7 Post by **fminmexico** » Sun 29 Mar 2009, 23:09

[quote="Bruce B"]I don't recall any recent Linux distributions* which don't have an installer. Granted the installer is Linux based, which might not be 'good enough' for some users. But if a Linux based installer is not good enough for you, maybe Linux isn't either, or at least I think there may be an oxymoron here.

Requirements

Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista, or Linux. If you are having trouble with the Linux version, try the Windows version, it usually works better.

source: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

So the Windows version usually works better? These are the people I want installing Linux when the distro has it's own Linux installer which works fine.

What about us folks who have no Windows to support the Linux installation? (and I might add don't need Windows to install Linux, because the dependency is NOT THERE)

A solution to a problem that doesn't exist?

I guess I'd insert the Linux CD and let the distribution's Linux based installer install that distribution's Linux.

That's how I've been doing it. It never occurred to me that I need an external installer to what is already internal?

Explanations please, 'cause I don't get it.

Acer one does not have a CD drive so I have to use a usb thumb to install any other distro to the Acer One.Having used many Linux distros I find that the Linpus Linux Lite which comes installed on the Acer One is made for a child to use.I have heard of simplified Linux but Linpus Lite is made for anyone who can only use a simplistic distro like Windows.
fminmexico.

#8 Post by **BÃ©Ã¨m** » Sun 29 Mar 2009, 23:51

fminmexico,

If you quote someone, please do it the correct way. Your last post is a disaster.

As for you initial post, why didn't you say you tried on an Acer One with Linpus lite installed in the first place?
It looks to me it's a Linpus Lite problem, not a puppy one.

I worked on an Acer one a while and must say, really easy to work with.

Aitch · #9 Post by **Aitch** » Mon 30 Mar 2009, 00:41

fminmexico

Why not just install Puppy?

Then you'll have an easy, fast linux installed & you won't worry about linpus anymore

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 0ea1895adb

Read the thread, you'll need the madwifi driver, I believe

Or try this one, purpose made for AAO

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=35424

Aitch

Bruce B · #10 Post by **Bruce B** » Tue 31 Mar 2009, 22:53

fminmexico wrote: Acer one does not have a CD drive so I have to use a usb thumb to install any other distro to the Acer One.Having used many Linux distros I find that the Linpus Linux Lite which comes installed on the Acer One is made for a child to use.I have heard of simplified Linux but Linpus Lite is made for anyone who can only use a simplistic distro like Windows.
fminmexico.

Thanks for that. A lot of Linux distributions do need a CD/DVD Drive. Puppy is not one of them. But that's likely not very obvious to someone new to Puppy.

We have had a lot of complaints from people using unetbootin and I wonder why they do it. At least now I see a sound reason in your case. Sound to the extent I doubt you knew Puppy doesn't need a CD or Drive.

As far as failures with unetbootin and Puppy installs, I don't (can't) help out, because I don't know what unetbootin does with Puppy.

Colonel Panic · #11 Post by **Colonel Panic** » Wed 01 Apr 2009, 06:55

I've tried unetbootin as a way of installing Zenwalk to my hard drive from the ISO, but I couldn't find any way of telling it to install to a given (logical) partition; it wanted to install Zenwalk to the primary partition instead, which would have wiped out my DOS installation. I therefore decided it wasn't worth the risk.

mikeb · #12 Post by **mikeb** » Wed 01 Apr 2009, 12:46

Well if you can find my post giving simple instructions for installing to a laptop without cd that works including a tar.gz of the files needed you will have your answer...unfortunately I cannot...shame...it was a moment of insiration that helped several people to get up and running.....

or was it deleted?

mike

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