[kwlug-disc] Installing a laptop without a CD/DVD

[Ron Singh]

Being a lazy bum, mostly comfortable in a GUI, I use this app for all my
USB burning/formatting --
https://pkgs.org/download/mintstick
Works a treat, reliable, thin and fast. A tool from Mint's repo.

Thanks,

Ron S.



On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 12:48 AM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> Just went through a full Xubuntu install on a new (to me) laptop that had
> no DVD drive.
>
> In case someone still uses laptops with DVDs and runs across this case in
> the near future, I am documenting the very easy method of how to do this.
>
> Basically, you either get a USB stick that 1G or more, or a USB enclosure
> with a hard disk.
> Either way, find out the device assigned to it when you plug it in:
>
> $ dmesg | tail -20
>
> Say the device is /dev/sdb.
>
> Install the package gddrescue from your repo.
>
> Then assuming the ISO image that you downloaded is
> bionic-desktop-amd64.iso, then use:
>
> $ sudo ddrescue bionic-desktop-amd64.iso /dev/sdb --force -D
>
> That is it! This device can now be used to install a laptop. Use the key
> that invokes the boot device list, and you are good.
> --
> Khalid M. Baheyeldin
> 2bits.com, Inc.
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