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pendrivelinux

by weallace Nov 12, 2009 1:03AM PST

hiya,thought i`d try linus on a stick looked so easy..
downloaded pendrivelinus kde exe..7zip box appeares
click to xtract, diagnostic box says cannot open file
as archive.. does say in instructions Must have admin
Acces, I am sole user
I am using Dell vostro 1000..Vista home basic
2gb 32bit Google chrome service pack 2..8gb usb
stick..

Any help appreciated thanks..

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Try another.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Nov 12, 2009 1:45AM PST

I went with DSL (Damn Small Linux) because I could boot the small CD and in that menu there is an install to pen drives.

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downloaded pendrivelinus kde exe!?
by GODhack Nov 12, 2009 2:54PM PST

>downloaded pendrivelinus kde exe?
Strange distribution: better use something like Mandriva, Mint, Ubuntu or DSL as suggested above. Good web-page/database to find distribution homepages and other information is here:
http://distrowatch.com/

Personally I like CD/DVD more than USB then I have more free space in USB.

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pendrivelinux
by weallace Nov 12, 2009 11:46PM PST

hiya..
Thanks for both replies..advise is sound.. I dont mind which
I tackle..this seems simple to install and would serve purpose..
and i seem so near,in instal instruction, it says host must
have admin access,is this relevant,is the problem me,vista or
Why..if we ca`nt resolve this, prap`s you would give me a littl
more advise to get same end result..
Thanks again both for your time..
bye. W.

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Linux is secure system
by GODhack Nov 13, 2009 1:06AM PST

Linux is secure system it means that only admin more ofen called root can do all things, but not simple user. In most popular and modern distributions table will pop up asking for password and then will do prompted job as root.

You pendirelinux behaves who knows how... But you should find something like root terminal (which you do not know how to use), try to login with something like root root root no password or even better read documentation. ...
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You can make things much more simple just by going to link posted above and choosing something from top 5 most popular distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, SUSE, Mandriva, Mint). After you will get some knowledge you can use more advanced or for special task dedicated distributions. If you have win98 era PC, very limited drive space etc. Or in short very limited hardware issues then try DSL or Puppy.

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Reply to Godhack..
by weallace Nov 19, 2009 6:41AM PST

Hyha..
Thanks for advice followed some of it done the job

well pleased,I learnd a little more..Thanks for your time..
Bye..W

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