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02-10-2010, 08:25 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Feb 2010
Posts: 5
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Newbie install
I have to write some programs with linux this semester. What is the most basic way for me to get started? Is there a shell that i can run from a jump drive? I'm not trying to install as an OS. I just want to write some programs.
Last edited by MEWjr1; 02-10-2010 at 08:27 AM.
Reason: Better clarification
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02-10-2010, 08:36 AM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: Annapolis, MD
Distribution: Mint
Posts: 17,809
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Welcome!!
I would think that writing program in any system would be difficult without actually installing said system. You can run Linux from a "Live CD", but then--for programming-- you would still have to save your files somewhere. And--compiling anything more complex than "Hello, World" might be painfully slow.
My hunch is that you need to bite the bullet and install Linux.
What does your instructor recommend?
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02-10-2010, 08:46 AM
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Registered: Jan 2009
Location: Boston, MA
Distribution: Arch Linux
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It is possible to run linux from a flash drive, and have it be persistent, so changes are kept across boots.
Puppy Linux makes it fairly straightforward to do this and install a development environment.
http://www.puppylinux.com/development/compileapps.htm
TinyCore as well, for something more basic, and perhaps a little more complicated than puppy.
http://www.tinycorelinux.com/ |
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02-10-2010, 09:54 AM
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Registered: Jul 2009
Location: 75.126.162.205:80
Distribution: Arch / Mint 17
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This might be what you're looking for.
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02-10-2010, 12:11 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: May 2005
Location: boston, usa
Distribution: fedora-35
Posts: 5,326
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^ + 1 live-usb
my vote is fedora live-usb creator.
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02-10-2010, 03:54 PM
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Registered: Mar 2008
Posts: 22,110
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See pendrivelinux.com for plenty of how to's.
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