#HOW TO NETBOOT PC INSTALL#
#HOW TO NETBOOT PC PC#

After the install you may want to go and delete this to save space. This will download the ISO file of your selected distro and save it as a TEMP file in the default location for your OS.

How long this will take depends on the size of the image you have chosen and your connection speed.

If you selected the Automatic download your screen will look like this, and the download will begin. Then Press OK and the installation (and download if you selected the automatic download) will start. With either option simply insert your USB drive and select it from the “Drive” menu. Use this if your distro or version of choice is not listed in the automatic download menu. The other way to use UnetBootIn is to download the ISO on to your computer manually and then create the USB installer. If you were to select a location and start the process, you would download and install the Ubuntu live installer environment onto the USB drive selected below. The image below shows this method with the live image for Ubuntu 9.04 chosen. Firstly, you can use the top portion of the application to download a specific version of your distro of choice (many are included, though often not the most up to date versions)and burn it all in a single step. For most distro’s a 1 or 2GB drive should be plenty, but if your prefer a meatier offering, such as Fedora, you will need at least a 6GB drive (because Fedora and others are DVD ISO’s, which are approximately 4.5 GB in size.) I have a 2 and an 8 GB drive for this, depending on how large the image is, and on which one is not being used.

#HOW TO NETBOOT PC PC#

The only things you need use UNetBootIn are 1) A PC running Windows or Linux and 2) A USB drive large enough to hold the disk image (ISO) of your desired distro. That being said, I thought it would be appropriate to spend a bit of time delving into the specifics of UNetBootIn so that anyone who wants to has enough information to try a distro or two out for themselves. Since the AAO (like most net-books) doesn’t have a CD ROM drive, UNetBootIn is a must for installing a different OS. Today’s topic is another general introduction before we really get started on our journey.

How to netboot pc