Maze Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 how to install linux on a netbook without a dvd-drive. i think about buying a new notebookthere are several ones that come up to mind.question should i buy one without a dvd-drive?there are many many out there - eg the ACER Aspire V3-371-36MAbut many of them do not have a dvd.question: how can i install suse linux on this notebookand how should / could i do an update.well - do you reccomend to buy a notebook witha. a dvd drive - is this mandantoryb. a notebook with more than 4 gb ram!?love to hear from you Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/293996-installing-linux-on-a-netbook-without-any-dvd-drive-doable/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickOldCar Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/293996-installing-linux-on-a-netbook-without-any-dvd-drive-doable/#findComment-1503209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch0cu3r Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Alternatively you could get an external dvd drive. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/293996-installing-linux-on-a-netbook-without-any-dvd-drive-doable/#findComment-1503239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maze Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 hello dear quick old car and chOcu3r first of all - many many thanks for the hints - great hints that i like very much. i have tried to figure out a way...what is the procedure to install OpenSuse linux from a USB flash driveAcquire the correct OpenSuse installation files ('the ISO')Put OpenSuse onto your USB flash driveConfigure the computer to boot from USB flash drive and boot from ithow to install opensuse to my internal drive (hard disk drive or solid state drive)note: i plan to buy a subnetbook that has no CD or DVD-Drive.which ways do we have to do aa. fresh installation on a notebookb. do do updates from time to timelove to hear from youcheersdilbertonebtw: i allready did some steps: a. i allready have created a rescue-system for the emergency-situation:i created a little resque-usb for SUSE-DVD on USB-Sticka litle Rescue-USB while using Suse-ISO DVD on a USB medium 1:1 copiedstep 1. Suse-ISO download:here: http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/opensuse/distribution/13.2/iso/openSUSE-13.2-Rescue-CD-x86_64.isostep 2 copy the file onto a USB stick with the following command dd if=openSUSE-13.2-Rescue-CD-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=32k where sdX=sdb or sdc is the USB stickready - now i can test the rescue-usb - and the best thing: with that i can install opensuse linux on notebook that does not have any dvd-drive.see more:linux-70ce:/home/martin # dd if=openSUSE-13.2-Rescue-CD-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=32k 18925+0 Datensätze ein 18925+0 Datensätze aus 620134400 Bytes (620 MB) kopiert, 71,5018 s, 8,7 MB/s linux-70ce:/home/martin # other ways to do this are the following:a. "SystemRescueCD" - but this is the way with a CDhttp://www.sysresccd.org/SystemRescueCd_Homepageb. However, the openSUSE website has much information on doing this exact thing already,both with command-line tools and via GUI:https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Live_USB_stick#Using_commandline_tools Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/293996-installing-linux-on-a-netbook-without-any-dvd-drive-doable/#findComment-1503251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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