Questions tagged [live-cd]
Questions related to live CDs, which allow you to test drive Ubuntu without installing it.
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How is the live session created?
What is special to the Ubuntu live session, compared to a normal user session, besides the non-persistence? How is this session created? What changes happen on top of a regular user that would copy ...
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Explain how the gpg verification and key obtaining documented in "How to verify your Ubuntu download" is safe against a MITM attack
Some Ubuntu mirror servers still use http instead of https. In addition, a manipulated iso image version with a matching sha256 sum could be foisted on a download server. To ensure tamper-proof and ...
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cannot install ubuntu studio 24.04 from live session - desktop installer never finishes loading
I have managed to boot into Ubuntu-Studio 24.04 live from pxe ,
so now I am running around in the live session desktop environment.
I can also see the "install" icon on the desktop , which -...
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copy some apt packages so that they can be installed offline [duplicate]
Often I have to use a live cd installation of Ubuntu like the 20.04 lts.
I found that there are lot of tools and packages that are missing like brasero and wodim
However I'm unable to always access ...
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Change default 4Gb of swap partition on LiveCD
When booted on the Ubuntu 24.04 live CD, where to find the default value of 4Gb of the swap partition which will be created?
I checked in /etc and /lib/python3/dist-packages with no success but it ...
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lubuntu - Live USB Installation Keeps Warning "No Space Left on Device" But Swap, RAM, and Data Partition Have Space
I installed lubuntu on a flash drive along side a few other distros using ventoy, there is also a ~10GB partition for data. But it seems the storage space is shrinking. Its a new drive, 64 gigs, but ...
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Recommendations for liveCD retro laptop testing
I'm going to purchase an old laptop soon. (likely a Thinkpad T430 or earlier, maybe a Compaq if I can find one). I'll have the opportunity to test out machines in-person at a re-pc & goodwill ...
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Install package into live environment
Suppose one is running Ubuntu's live CD/DVD installer ISO. Now also suppose for whatever purpose, they need to install a package into that live environment (the in-RAM environment, not the ISO image). ...
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Some way to create an installable ISO from an installed (and customized) Ubuntu system (22.04 Jammy Jellyfish)?
Any help as soon as possible would be greatly appreciated.
I customized Ubuntu very deeply, everything from the OS release file to the wallpaper, shell themes, custom Plymouth theme, logo in the about ...
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Grub-installl command doesn't work inside chroot
While restoring grub after installing windows, after mounting everything(bin, proc, run, dev, dev, dev/pts), and after chroot /mnt/ command, I don't have Grub-installl command,
Any suggestions?
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Cannot find grub in ubuntu 23.10 image for editing it
I was editing Ubuntu 23.04 live CD image to change grub.cfg so that it does not show try and install option. In Ubuntu 23.10 it is not seen anywhere and I cannot edit the live CD. How and where can I ...
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customized ISO with ubuntu 23.10
"I utilized Ubuntu 23.10 to create a customized ISO with the intention that, upon burning it to a USB drive, it will automatically launch my designated startup application. However, everything is ...
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Disable New Ubuntu Desktop Installer On Live Image
Does anyone know how to make a 23.10 live disk boot straight to the desktop without prompting to install? I know how to do it with ubiquity, but ubuntu-desktop-installer doesn't appear to use boot ...
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Wired connection fails, connection from live cd does work
My wired connection of my desktop has stopped working. It does connect to the internet when using the live cd. I'd like to know how to restore the connection. My system runs on Ubuntu 22.04.
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Easy ISO customizing tool for Ubuntu?
I am searching for a way to create a custom ISOs for (K)Ubuntu desktop to provision physical machines (like laptops), esp. with lower RAM, through PXE / Netboot. Goal is a mostly completely unattended ...
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