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Boot from CD???

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  • 05-03-1999 2:22am
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    OSiriS
    Registered Users Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭


    I've heard that it is possible to bott up into linux straight from CD, and I was wondering if any sort of installation is required (software..partitioning of a linux drive..etc) and how versitile is it when used this way?


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    Koopa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,341 ✭✭✭Koopa


    yes, you can boot linux off a bootable CD..
    most new distribution cd's for linux are bootable, try booting off the CD, there is normally a setup program that starts, but you can normally get access to a shell...

    its useful when you just want to use a basic linux program (eg. linux fdisk), without having to install linux/repartition drives



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    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    As long as you know how to change your bios to boot from the CD first there should be no problem.

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