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Total Noob
February 14th, 2011, 08:27 PM
I saw an interesting distro on Distrowatch, but the *.iso file needed a DVD rather than a CD.

The target computer does not have a DVD player, and doesn't warrant spending any money on it.

Is there a way to break the iso into CD lengths so I can install it? Or some other trick to get it going?

Thanks.
howefield
February 14th, 2011, 08:31 PM
Which distro ?

Chances are that you could use a USB stick.
Total Noob
February 15th, 2011, 06:09 PM
Which distro ?


Fedora. It has a new version dated today.
sikander3786
February 15th, 2011, 06:15 PM
Fedora. It has a new version dated today.
You can try a USB drive. Unetbootin can do it for you.

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net

http://ubuntu4beginners.blogspot.com/2011/01/create-ubuntu-live-usb-using-unetbootin.html
Total Noob
March 3rd, 2011, 06:03 PM
You can try a USB drive. Unetbootin can do it for you.

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net

http://ubuntu4beginners.blogspot.com/2011/01/create-ubuntu-live-usb-using-unetbootin.html

Thanks, but the links say that unebootin is good for a "frugal install" or for using a usb keychain drive for live use.

There was nothing that said it could be used for a permanent full install.

Is there a workaround so I can create a full install of a DVD length Linux *.iso without an internal DVD?

Thanks.
sikander3786
March 3rd, 2011, 06:36 PM
You can actually use it for a full install. When you boot the Live USB, you'll find an Install icon on your desktop which will launch the installer.