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Ubuntu Cheat Codes | Startup Parameters

ubuntu cheat codesUbuntu Cheat Codes, boot options and kernel parameters to help you boot Ubuntu from a USB flash drive on different machines. To append cheat codes during bootup, press the ESC key if you are booting from Syslinux or press E to edit, if booting from GRUB.

Ubuntu Installer Not Detecting Hard Drive

Ubuntu Installer not detecting hard drive: I recently experienced a problem installing Ubuntu on a particular computer. Ubuntu's Ubiquity Installer was not detecting my SATA hard drive, although a fdisk -l command found the drive just fine, and the drive also appeared in gparted.

Put Xubuntu on USB Flash Drive with Windows

Xubuntu running from USBCreate an Xubuntu Live Bootable USB flash drive with Windows. In the following section, I will show you a simple method to put Xubuntu on USB flash thumb drive using Windows and YUMI Multiboot USB Boot creation software.

Install Ubuntu NetBook Remix to USB

Ubuntu NetBook Remix 10.04   ScreenshotInstall Ubuntu NetBook Remix to USB using Windows. Ubuntu NetBook Remix (UNR) is a netbook oriented Linux distribution created by Canonical Ltd.

Boot from USB Ubuntu with Persistence

Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop ScreenshotBoot from USB Ubuntu: Create a Bootable Ubuntu USB with Persistence. The following segment covers how to use YUMI as an Ubuntu bootable USB creator from within Windows or in Linux via WINE.

Run Ubuntu Server from USB

Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition Installer running from USBRun Ubuntu Server from USB; Easily create a Live USB Bootable Ubuntu Server using YUMI from within Windows. The following process covers one way to Install, Boot and Run Ubuntu Server from a USB Flash Drive.

Install Ubuntu Rescue Remix to USB

Ubuntu Rescue Remix running from USBInstall Ubuntu Rescue Remix to USB; How to Create a Ubuntu Rescue Remix Bootable USB Flash Drive from within Windows. The following tutorial covers one method of installing and running (URR) Ubuntu Rescue Remix to a USB Flash Drive using a Windows PC and the Universal USB Installer to do the Boot creation.

Sharing Files Between Ubuntu and Windows

Sharing Files Between Ubuntu and Windows. In the following tutorial, I cover how to modify the casper script to allow you to mount your USB Flash Drive with read/write access.

CoLinux Portable Ubuntu for Windows

colinux portable ubuntuPortable Ubuntu Remix for Windows (Pubuntu) is a project headed by Claudio Cacsar Sa¡nchez Tejeda. It uses CoLinux (Cooperative Linux) to enable a user to run Ubuntu on top of Windows.

Ubuntu Remote Desktop Screen Sharing

Ubuntu Sharing ScreenUbuntu Remote Desktop screen sharing with Windows and Linux. The following tutorial covers the process of remotely accessing and controlling an Ubuntu desktop screen from another Linux or Windows computer.

Install Nvidia or ATI drivers for Debian or Ubuntu

The following tutorial is for Debian or Ubuntu users who are looking to install proprietary drivers for their ATI or Nvidia video card. Installation of proprietary ATI or Nvidia video card drivers will allow you to take full advantage of all the 3d capabilities your Video card may have to offer.

Ubuntu - Remove the prompt to eject CD

How to remove the Ubuntu eject CD prompt: The following tutorial covers the process of removing the "Please remove the disk, close the tray (if any) and press ENTER to continue" prompt entirely from your USB Ubuntu installation. …

Ubuntu Beryl installation

This step by step tutorial explains how a user can install Beryl on Ubuntu Edgy. Beryl is a fork of the

Ubuntu Linux Shell Commands quick reference

The following is a quick reference list of some useful Linux shell commands along with a short description of common usage. There are several more, but this basic list was created to help familiarize the newly introduced Ubuntu users.

Install ATI NVIDIA Video Drivers for Ubuntu

This tutorial covers how to easily install proprietary drivers for your Nvidia or ATI video card using envy. These are the drivers that are listed in the download section of the ATI and NVIDIA Websites.

Install NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu

Install NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu: Many Linux versions including Ubuntu do not enable proprietary video drivers by default. This means that NVIDIA 3D acceleration is not working by default.

How to Check Linux Version

Check Linux VersionIn the following segment, I outline a couple of methods you can use to check Linux version of your OS by using commands from an open terminal. These processes should work for the most common Linux operating systems.

Easily Change Ownership of File in Linux

change ownership of file linuxYou'll eventually come across the need to change ownership of file or directory in Linux. The best method to do this is through the use of the chown command which stands for "Change Owner".

How to Find and Kill Processes on Linux

kill process LinuxIt is inevitable that at some point you'll need to find and kill processes running on Linux. Like any other operating system, the programs or applications run on it can lock up, malfunction and become unresponsive.

Rename File in Terminal from Linux

rename files in LinuxRename File in Terminal from Linux: At first it might not be obvious, but you can easily use the mv command to rename files in Linux. From the terminal, this Linux command can be used to move a file from one location to another or to rename a folder in Linux.

Updating Linux Packages | Upgrading Linux

Press Y to continue apt upgradeUpdating Linux is a fairly straight forward process that can easily be performed by running a few simple commands from an open terminal. These commands will vary slightly depending on the exact Linux distribution you are using.

How to Find a File in Linux

search file linuxFind a File in Linux: The following section covers how to search for files in Linux by using the find command from the command line. The command line Interface or (CLI) in Linux is a text based interface.

Restore Grub after Windows Install

Use boot repair to restore grub after windows installRestore Grub after Windows Install: After installing Windows alongside Linux, the Windows bootloader overwrites the Grub bootloader. This results in not being able to boot into Linux, which is where a Grub fix comes in.

Mount exFAT USB from Linux

mount exFatMount exFAT USB from Linux. How to access and use an exFAT formatted USB Flash Drive from within Linux.

Convert Virtual Machine into a Bootable USB

Write a VHD IMG to USBConvert a VDI or VHD Virtual Machine into a bootable USB drive. Directly boot from VHD or VDI files; Turning VirtualBox "VHD" (Virtual Hard Disk) Images or "VDI" (Virtual Disk) Images into a bootable physical disk.

Ventoy Multiboot Bootable USB Maker Tool

Ventoy Boot MenuVentoy is another excellent Multiboot USB boot maker software tool that can be used to copy, boot and run multiple ISO files from USB. Functionality is intuitive and relatively straight forward.

YUMI - Multiboot USB Creator

YUMI Multiboot USB BootYUMI (Your USB Multiboot Installer) is a multiboot USB boot maker. A USB Windows media creation tool or software that can be used to make a multisystem bootable flash drive.

Boot Multiple ISO from USB via GRUB2

Use fdisk  l to locate usb deviceBoot Multiple ISO from USB using GRUB2 from Linux. Here is one way to manually create a Multiboot USB Flash Drive (Multiboot ISOs) from a running Linux environment.

MultiSystem Create a MultiBoot USB from Linux

Drag and Drop ISOsHow to create a Multisystem LiveUSB flash drive from Linux: Multisystem is a neat little tool that works similar to the YUMI MultiBootISOs USB boot creator, but was made specifically only for use within Linux. It can be run from within Ubuntu to create a custom Multiboot UFD from the ISO files of your favorite bootable Live Linux distributions.

Installing GRUB2 on USB from Linux

Ubuntu Desktop 20.0How to Install Grub2 on USB from Linux to make a BIOS an UEFI bootable USB that can boot on all Machines. In the following tutorial, I'll show you one way of easily installing Grub2 Bootloader to a USB flash drive from an up and running Linux Operating Environment.

Create a Casper-RW Larger than 4GB

GParted   Create a New Ext2 PartitionCreate a Casper-RW Larger than 4GB; The following tutorial will show you one way to create a writable Casper partition on your USB flash drive. The benefit of using a casper-rw partition as opposed to a casper-rw block file is that you can expand your persistent storage beyond 4GB.

Universal USB Installer

Universal USB InstallerThe Universal USB Installer (Imager), also known as UUI, is bootable pendrive software. This ISO to USB utility allows you to easily create a bootable USB from ISO files, enabling you to boot from USB into Windows, Linux, and system tools.

How to Boot a USB Flash Drive in VirtualBox

Select existing Virtual Disk usb.vmdkHow to Boot a USB flash drive in VirtualBox. In this segment you will learn how to successfully boot a portable operating system from a USB flash drive or removable external hard drive while still running from within a Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X environment using vbox.

Make a Casper Persistent File from Windows

Casper Persistent File CreatorUse the Linux persistent USB file creator to make a casper rw persistent file or writable persistence loop file for Ubuntu based distributions. Written for use from within Windows, this tool enables you to quickly create a loopback filesystem image to use for saving and restoring Ubuntu changes while booted from a live USB.

Make an EasyPeasy USB from Windows

Easy Peasy on USBHow to Install EasyPeasy to USB flash drive using Windows and the Universal USB Installer. Easy Peasy is a remix for Netbooks that is based on Ubuntu.

Windows USB Kiwi Linux Flash Drive creation

Ubuntu Running From WindowsHow to Create a USB Kiwi Flash drive: In the following tutorial, I will explain how to quickly and easily install Kiwi Linux to a USB flash drive using Windows and UUI. Kiwi Linux is a minimal remix based on Ubuntu that includes Adobe Flash along with audio and video codecs for restricted formats and support for encrypted DVDs.

Install Eeebuntu on USB from Windows

eeebuntu flash driveInstall Eeebuntu on USB; Persistent Eeebuntu bootable Flash Drive creation tutorial. In the following tutorial, we show you how to use Windows to create a Portable Eeebuntu bootable USB Flash Drive using UUI.

What is Persistent Linux

Persistent Linux - What is it? After looking through some of the tutorials offered on Pen Drive Linux, you may be wondering what Persistent Linux means.

Create a larger casper-rw loop file in Linux

The following tutorial explains how to create a larger casper-rw loop file (or writable file) for your Ubuntu based flash drive install. For example on: Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Crunchbang or Linux Mint.

UNetbootin - Create a Live Linux USB

UNetbootin Live USB Creation from an ISOUNetbootin can be used to quickly create a Live Linux USB flash drive from an ISO file. There are versions of this cross-platform Live USB generation utility for Windows, Linux, and MacOS X.

Make a gOS USB Flash Drive using Windows

screenshot of gos running from usbThe following tutorial explains how to create a bootable gOS USB flash drive using Windows and the popular Universal USB Installer. gOS is a Debian derivative based on Ubuntu.

How to Setup a Local Debian Mirror

Looking to setup a local Debian Linux mirror or host your own repository? You can use your local hard drive or a network drive and share your mirror over a network or even on the internet.

How to install Intel PRO ipw3945 wireless drivers

ipw wireless networksThe following tutorial covers the process of installing ipw3945 wireless drivers in Debian, Ubuntu or CentOS. Enabling you to get your Intel® PRO Wireless 3945ABG Wireless network card working in Debian or CentOS.

How to Remove Old Linux Kernels

Ubuntu Desktop 20.0How to Remove Old Linux Kernels; At some point in time, almost every Linux user will have updated their kernel image. After you've used Linux with the new kernel image for a while and you're content that everything is working properly, you might want to remove the old Linux version or images that still reside on your system and appear as grub boot options.

Mouse pointer disappears after switching users

In Linux, if your mouse pointer disappears after switching users or after logging out and then back in, the problem is most likely caused by a bug with your video card driver. In most cases the mouse will still continue to work even though the mouse pointer is hidden or has disappeared completely from screen view.

How to Fix Compiz Missing Title Bar

The following explains how to fix the Compiz missing title bar problem in Ubuntu. If you've been toying around with Ubuntu and have enabled Desktop Effects "Compiz", you might notice that the title bar or window decorations have disappeared.

How to Add User to Sudoers File

add user to sudoers listAdd user to sudoers file, list or group so that you can give a new user root access or privilege. How do I add a user to Sudoers?

Open Files as Root via Right Mouse Click

Open As AdministratorHow to easily add a context menu item that enables a Linux user to open files as root or administrator via right mouse click when browsing a file system. This feature allows the user to navigate their file system and open or edit any file or directory as the root user or admin of the system.

Mounting NTFS in Linux - Access Windows files

Mounting NTFS in Linux: How to mount and access Windows files stored on an NTFS partition from Linux. In the following segment, I explain how to gain access to a Windows partition and filesystem using Linux.

Create Your Own Live Linux Distro

make your own live linux distroEasily Create Your Own Live Linux distro, remix or spin; Creating your own custom Live Linux distro and resulting ISO file is not overly complicated. However, there are many different approaches depending mainly on which Linux base you decide to use.

How to find your Linux Kernel Version

Checking your Linux Kernel Version: Once your up and running with your favorite Linux distribution, you might find the need to install additional software packages or drivers. Some of these software applications or drivers can be specific to a Linux Kernel in which case you will need to find this information.

Run ISO from Windows using Virtualbox

Virtualbox choose ISO fileRun ISO from Windows without rebooting. The following tutorial explains how to use VirtualBox to run Linux or any other bootable ISO from a portable USB flash device or elsewhere while still working within a running Windows.

Linux Filesystem - Directory Structure in Linux

linux filesystem directory structureDirectory Structure in Linux: Once you have migrated from Windows to Linux you may notice that the filesystem is not what you are accustomed to. Of the first things a new Linux user needs to understand is the inner workings of the file system hierarchy in Linux.