Posted April 30, 2020 Ok, So I need a way to install a Linux distribution on my laptop, but I don't have a USB stick on hand and I'm stuck because of quarantine. Does anybody know how to install linux or boot into a live version of any distro without a USB or DVD ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 30, 2020 There is the option to install Linux over something called PXE, where installation is started directly over the network. Never done that myself and I assume it may require support in BIOS/UEFI which your notebook may not have. Here's a link: https://www.tecmint.com/install-pxe-network-boot-server-in-centos-7/ It definitely requires an additional machine on the network that provides the installation data, so if you do not already have a second machine with Linux on it, that may be an issue. Remember to either quote or @mention others, so they are notified of your reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 30, 2020 You could also run a virtual machine. HAL9000: AMD Ryzen 9 3900x | Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black | 32 GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 MHz | Asus X570 Prime Pro | ASUS TUF 3080 Ti | 1 TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus + 1 TB Crucial MX500 + 6 TB WD RED | Corsair HX1000 | be quiet Pure Base 500DX | LG 34UM95 34" 3440x1440 Hydrogen server: Intel i3-10100 | Cryorig M9i | 64 GB Crucial Ballistix 3200MHz DDR4 | Gigabyte B560M-DS3H | 33 TB of storage | Fractal Design Define R5 | unRAID 6.9.2 Carbon server: Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX100 S7p | Xeon E3-1230 v2 | 16 GB DDR3 ECC | 60 GB Corsair SSD & 250 GB Samsung 850 Pro | Intel i340-T4 | ESXi 6.5.1 Big Mac cluster: 2x Raspberry Pi 2 Model B | 1x Raspberry Pi 3 Model B | 2x Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 30, 2020 Author 17 minutes ago, jj9987 said: You could also run a virtual machine. I want to avoid Windows whatsoever, and maybe even virtualize windows inside of linux. I've had some experience with Linux (definitely not a first-time user) and I just need to stay away from this bloated piece of crap that is windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 30, 2020 1 hour ago, databreach said: I don't have a USB stick on hand and I'm stuck because of quarantine You could buy one from amazon if that's the only issue... Other than that the only other way I know of is installing it on a physical partition from a virtual machine. Don't ask to ask, just ask... please sudo chmod -R 000 /* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 4, 2020 One of these links should be what you need. I hope. https://www.howtoforge.com/install-linux-without-burning-an-iso-to-cd-dvd-use-the-iso-downloaded-to-your-hard-drive https://opensourceforu.com/2009/03/install-linux-straight-from-an-iso/ https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-mount-iso-image-under-linux.html If not, they should help someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 4, 2020 Author 6 hours ago, sp331yi said: One of these links should be what you need. I hope. https://www.howtoforge.com/install-linux-without-burning-an-iso-to-cd-dvd-use-the-iso-downloaded-to-your-hard-drive https://opensourceforu.com/2009/03/install-linux-straight-from-an-iso/ https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-mount-iso-image-under-linux.html If not, they should help someone else. Thank you but i eventually had to dig around my house and found an old kingston 2gb flash drive (probably 2008) and ended up going with manjaro-architect iso on it (the iso is around 750MB for anyone wondering). Here's a screenshot of my KDE Plasma desktop. Thank you for your help everybody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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