So, I am trying to use [URL="http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/904features/"][COLOR=#114477]Ubuntu[/COLOR][/URL] on a flashdrive, but I am wondering how I would do this, can I install it to the flashdrive and use it has a HDD for it and duel boot it (if I knew how to do that) over windows or a mac OS, I am wondering as next year I will be issued a school laptop but they run mac OS X and I wan't to use linux as the mac OS is limiting movie files and audio from being used and I was planning to use it for media.
I did read the sticky but I am dumb and didn't understand anything regarding what I want to do?
tl;dr:
How/can I use a flash drive to run a linux distro while on another OS.
you will need to change the type of file system the flash drive is running, then install Ubuntu onto the drive as if it was a standard hard disk. you then need to set the computer to boot from USB, and I do not know how to access the bios on a mac, or if it can boot from USB.
EDIT:
oops, i completely forgot about boot camp. use that instead.
Boot camp?
Changing file system?
Can't I just somehow install linux onto the drive and somehow set the drive as a hdd sort of thing from windows then set it to boot as OS from a mac bios?
Because that would be my guess.
Boot camp lets you run other OS's on a mac, but not at the same time.
I do not know where to get boot camp, or if you need admin access to do this.
I do not know much about macs, but I know little bits and pieces, because I do not use mac.
try searching mac boot camp into Google.
VirtualBox.
If you are the administrator, using bootcamp is oversimplified so you should have no issues.
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Here is the thing, I am not the admin, they are school district's computers.
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[QUOTE=Pixel Heart;19637382]VirtualBox.[/QUOTE]
Downloaded it to my XP machine, if you would elaborate on how to set it up on a flash drive to boot on a MAC running linux. I would be very happy.
[editline]08:12PM[/editline]
XP trolled me and roll'd back my installation because Virtualbox hasn't passed windows logo testing to work with XP.
Install Ubuntu to a VHD image. Then use VitrualBox on either the Windows host, or the Mac host to mount the VHD and boot from it.
Sound right?
Oh, and the Flash Drive should be NTFS, since all 3 platforms can use it.
NTFS
SO I tried formatting it that way and all I get is fat and fat32 how do I get FTFS on there?
VHD image, will google.
Got the info about a VHD, but have no idea on how to mount ubuntu onto a VHD image (read as: I am still dumb) .
[editline]08:56PM[/editline]
Testing installing it to virtual box on my windows, hopefully I don't fuck up and have to reformatt.
[editline]08:59PM[/editline]
How do I install linux to my virtual drive?
[QUOTE=BlueSaint;19638002]NTFS
SO I tried formatting it that way and all I get is fat and fat32 how do I get FTFS on there?
VHD image, will google.
Got the info about a VHD, but have no idea on how to mount ubuntu onto a VHD image (read as: I am still dumb) .
[editline]08:56PM[/editline]
Testing installing it to virtual box on my windows, hopefully I don't fuck up and have to reformatt.
[editline]08:59PM[/editline]
How do I install linux to my virtual drive?[/QUOTE]
You have to format it to NTFS using [b]gparted[/b].
Once you're in Ubuntu, install Ubuntu into Virtualbox. It will be installed into a VHD file on your Windows harddrive (I'm guessing you're using Windows to do this). You only need like a 6 or 7GB VHD file, so it will fit onto an 8GB flash drive without issues.
Note to self, do not open ubuntu.exe.
Caused super blue screen.
[QUOTE=BlueSaint;19636994]duel boot[/QUOTE]
what
[QUOTE=BlueSaint;19643144]Note to self, do not open ubuntu.exe.
Caused super blue screen.[/QUOTE]
The hell? 'ubuntu.exe'? Do they roll out their own VM now, or is that just the autorun on the ISO?
[QUOTE=TehDoomCat;19665540]The hell? 'ubuntu.exe'? Do they roll out their own VM now, or is that just the autorun on the ISO?[/QUOTE]
That's just the autorun. Gives you access to firefox installers and such on windows.
[QUOTE=BlueSaint;19636994] as the mac OS is limiting movie files and audio from being used [/QUOTE]
What?
[QUOTE=DrTaxi;19682517]What?[/QUOTE]
It requires ADMINISTRAITOR acess to use media files such as .mp3 .mp4 and .wmv .mov.
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[QUOTE=TehDoomCat;19665540]The hell? 'ubuntu.exe'? Do they roll out their own VM now, or is that just the autorun on the ISO?[/QUOTE]
There is a windows installer version on their website.
Don't run that.
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I am now posting from linux.
[QUOTE=BlueSaint;19692232]It requires ADMINISTRAITOR acess to use media files such as .mp3 .mp4 and .wmv .mov.[/QUOTE]
If the laptop is legally yours you should be able to use that. If you can't, just reinstall Mac OS X.
It is legally the school districts.
And I like linux more because of wine and linux is more badass anyway.
You seem like the kind of guy who uses Linux because you think it makes you a hacker.
No, it is just better then shitty OS X.
[QUOTE=BlueSaint;19692232]It requires ADMINISTRAITOR acess to use media files such as .mp3 .mp4 and .wmv .mov[/QUOTE]
No it doesn't.
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