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Kali Linux - Newly Added Users, Config Changes Not Retaining After Reboot
I have installed kali using oracle virtualbox. I set the root password with the passwd command, then added a user the following:
adduser --home /newusername newusername
It adds the user to the new ...
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DVD DL won't boot on my computer
I burned to a Dual Layer DVD (about 8.5 GB) a Linux Distribution called Manjaro. Not only the OS, I put on DVD some packages with their dependencies.
The way I burned the DVD was:
I extracted Manjaro ...
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How to make bootable flash from ISO with DD?
I have downloaded ALT Linux rescue ISO and wrote it to my flash stick with
sudo dd if=regular-rescue-latest-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sda1
Unfortunately, it doesn't boot on my old computer. I tried USB-HDD,...
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How can I create system image file from a bunch of backup files?
I have a bunch of system backup files, which I need to create a bootable drive or a live image on a flash drive.
I tried to search for all the available post online for creating a system image file, ...
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Bootable USB, looking for more information how it works below the surface
I have an iso file (acronis 2018, if it matters) which I want to deploy on an USB stick. But, I have one specific requirement, I want to deploy the iso file to a partition on the USB device. Tools ...
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Linux lite iso successfully flashed to usb but not booting
I have the latest linux lite 4.4 iso dowloaded from the official website. After that I flashed it to adata 16GB usb stick. I tried rufus, unetbootin and etcher(as suggested in the website). In case of ...
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Install OS from .iso format directly on HDD (without using CD or USB)
I have two HHDs on my system. I try to install Linux on second drive from .iso file but i can't manage. I know GRUB is needed to boot Linux from .iso file but isn't it included in exactly this file. ...
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Make MSW 8 x86 bootable HDD Installer from ISO Installer
I have seek for several sites about installing Microsoft Windows 8 directly from a HDD, with no positive results.
This site, for some reason, don't works.
Most of them at some step require a CD or ...
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Adding Macrium Bootable iso to Blu Ray with recovery files
I recently just consolidated my recovery DVD set from five DVD's to one 25 GB Blu-Ray. I am trying to see if I can include the bootable Macrium iso on to the Blu-ray by simply adding it to the ...
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Size of boot image is 48 sectors -> No emulation
I am trying create iso (supporting uefi) as follows,
genisoimage \
-follow-links \
-o $dir/$iso_name \
-b isolinux.bin \
-c boot.cat \
-no-emul-boot \
-eltorito-alt-boot \
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How do I convert a .bin file into a .iso file for usb use
I have a .bin file that I would like to convert to an iso to burn to a usb. The .bin file is clearly bootable; The output of
file os-image.bin
is
../os-image.bin: DOS/MBR boot sector
and I can ...
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Run EFI files/scripts from [boot, virtual media] ISO
Most vendors recently provide servers firmware updates only as set of EFI files (example). But their servers internal (also as any external) IP-KVM can connect only ISO images as boot virtual media. ...
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PXELINUX network booting an ISO file
I'm trying to boot through the network with the help of PXELINUX. I've installed the necessary tools using the official Syslinux documentation.
My PXELINUX configuration file (/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/...
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USB drive bootloader that redirects the boot process to an ISO image
I'd like to have a bootable USB drive that contains a boot loader that can prompt to select an ISO image to continue booting from.
In this question I've already provided an answer containing a tool ...
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How can ISO 9660 coexist with a Linux filesystem on a Live CD partition?
I'm confused by this. My understanding is that a live CD is sometimes accessed through the ISO 9660 driver (like when you're accessing the file without booting), but obviously a different filesystem ...
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