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hack.augusto

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Installing linux from windows

Is there any project like wubi that install linux from windows directly in a partition?

koch

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Re: Installing linux from windows

sorry but i can't see why i should need this?
wubi is for windows, linux-installers are for linux so what do i need more?

Last edited by koch (2008-10-15 00:38:06)

hack.augusto

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Re: Installing linux from windows

well it is just a curiosity, right now i'm running windows, but i'm going install linux again, i just don't want spend all the time in command line waiting for the download of all the packages from the server and if there is a way to install linux from windows, without rebooting and using the internet with opera not links and listening music with winamp not aplay and using msn messenger not pebrot (well, i love pebrot but ...) it would be nice

phil90

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Re: Installing linux from windows

There is in Ubuntu.

If you want to give it a try go ahead. Never used it.   

www.ubuntu.com

They are going to realease their new version on October 30th.

Enjoy

koch

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Re: Installing linux from windows

hmm, normally the download of the required packages takes about, let's say 15 minutes.
great opportunity for toilet, coffee, something to eat and a quick phonecall.
after this...whooo, download finished.

edit: oh, i forgot...i listened to some music using my cd-player. 

Last edited by koch (2008-10-15 01:08:37)

hack.augusto

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Re: Installing linux from windows

yeah, 15 minutes to download the core, it takes about 2.5 hours to download all the other stuff (read other stuff as kde )

thanks for the suggestion of ubuntu, but arch is so better (i tryed ubuntu before, and actually i have some trouble with ubuntu and my laptop).

maybe i could install linux in a virtual machine and then copy it to the partition (i just don't want get locked at the command line again, i don't care if it takes more effort to install)

koch

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Re: Installing linux from windows

2.5 hours? uhhh, what's your connection?
last time when i had to deal with time like that i used gentoo and the programs needed this to compile.

i think you could install the packages from usb-stick.

moljac024

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Re: Installing linux from windows

If on a slow connection and do not want to wait for it to download those packages - just leave it overnight

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dante4d

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Re: Installing linux from windows

yeah, 15 minutes to download the core, it takes about 2.5 hours to download all the other stuff (read other stuff as kde )

thanks for the suggestion of ubuntu, but arch is so better (i tryed ubuntu before, and actually i have some trouble with ubuntu and my laptop).

maybe i could install linux in a virtual machine and then copy it to the partition (i just don't want get locked at the command line again, i don't care if it takes more effort to install)

You have one option here - don't use KDE but something lightweight, which doesn't pull 100s of MBs od dependencies, like *box, tiling manager...

And that stuff with the command line - I see it as a necessary purgatory after using win-do$

Maki

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Re: Installing linux from windows

Just leave it overnight if you can, if you can't, perhaps move the pc to another room or something, you can also predownload the kde packages, burn them, and place them in /var/cache/pacman/. Here is the list of files for kde http://pastebin.com/m41d91785, and this is xorg http://pastebin.com/m17928448, will cut a lot of time.

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andre.ramaciotti

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Re: Installing linux from windows

First install base, then X with a lightweight window manager (a *box) so you can run X apps.

Besides, if you stoped complaining, you would already have downloaded all you need.

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jwcxz

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Re: Installing linux from windows

Arch Linux's installation was by far the fastest out of all the distros that I have tried (well, to be fair, I also most recently installed it on the fastest computer I've ever had).  I literally had everything up and running in the matter of minutes (fast internet connection).  Personally, I have no need for the Windows-based installers; I prefer to get my hands dirty, so to speak.

Plus, your geek factor increases every time you use a TTY.  And who doesn't want that?

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Re: Installing linux from windows

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hack.augusto

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Re: Installing linux from windows

the ideia to install the lightweight is the best one, i'm switching to ratpoison wm now

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Re: Installing linux from windows

the ideia to install the lightweight is the best one, i'm switching to ratpoison wm now

Good choice!

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XFire

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Re: Installing linux from windows

Have you changed the pacman download server, you could be only downloading at 50kbs, whereas other servers allow faster download speeds?

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LiFo2

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Re: Installing linux from windows

I really don't like those answers consisting in "don't do it" when someone's asks a tricky question ! There are plenty of reasons to want to do a real archlinux installation directly from Windows, and I'm currently facing one. I'd like to install linux on my box that can't boot from CD nor USB. Having a way to install from Windows would be nice.

This should be possible easily in theory and there seems to be a generic documented way: http://marc.herbert.free.fr/linux/win2linstall.html

I'll try it and write something specific to archlinux if I succeed.

Inxsible

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Re: Installing linux from windows

LiFo2, this thread is 3 years old. Things are quite different than they used to be 3 years ago. So the "don't do it" -- would have been probably valid then for a variety of reasons.

Bottom line -- Do not necrobump threads. Read forum rules. If you do succeed, I would suggest creating a wiki page to document it. Threads get lost. Wiki pages are easily accessible.

Closing...

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