HELP! Just downloaded ubuntu 7.04 how to install?

playaforiife · 05-06-2007, 02:25 PM

Like stated before. How do i install this download? i got it form the ubuntu website.

Right now my os is ubuntu but an ancent version. Im running 4.10

so i downlaoded, but dont know how to boot from it without a cd.

And i dont have a burner. so i need to launch the install somehow.

Thanks for any/all advise!!

Eric

playaforiife · 05-06-2007, 03:32 PM

Bububububump~=)

Quakeboy02 · 05-06-2007, 03:38 PM

I don't know of any way to load Linux from an on-disk iso. The problem is that the isolinux on the installation iso needs to be the active operating system, not the linux you already have installed. You really need to get a CD/DVD burner. It's practically impossible to do without one.

playaforiife · 05-06-2007, 03:41 PM

bummer bummer bummer. So now.. should i wait the 6 weeks for the free cd or buy a burner for 30 bucks. =)

Quakeboy02 · 05-06-2007, 03:44 PM

Buy a burner for 30 bucks, or see if you can upgrade your old ubuntu. I know nothing about ubuntu, so I can't help you with upgrading. But, seriously, if you are going to do anything non-trivial with a computer, you need a burner. At the very least, you need to burn a copy of Knoppix to have on hand. You also need to burn copies of any personal files you need to save.

abelstr · 05-06-2007, 06:36 PM

You could also update the current system rather than installing the newer version from CD. A pointer to a howto:

http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu:Ed..._Dapper_Drake|