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Create Linux Ubuntu Server Mini.iso Flash-Drive Installation

Hi there! Preparing and Creating Flash drive Installation. Sometimes or always is helpful to have a Flash Drive with a Linux server installation files ready, because for some reason you wish to install and with a flash drive ready at hand in a matter of minutes it's goal acquired. whatever the location, only depending on some types of microprocessor.(School/Friend's house/Office/Supermarket PC) That's up to you. Requirements: -Linux Running -Flash drive 1 GB ( First Sectors Cleaned ) -Mini.iso -Syslinux Mtools -Lilo -Qemu ( Optional but helpful ) I hope I'm not forgetting anything. Let's go, open a Console Terminal Window to issue the commands to obtain or goal: sudo apt-get install syslinux mtools Lilo qemu wget URL/mini.iso ATM, we have the required software downloaded/installed ready to start doing things because the following commands (fdisk , mount, cp and others) usually come with most Linux distributions so let's continue: Insert Flash...

Allow x-server root login

I have Kubuntu installed with live cd and i wanted to be able to use the user interface "UI" as root user! So i searched on the net for a solution, and here it is: 1. Open a console terminal and get root prompt Code: sudo -s -> Enter your password 2. Find this file Code: ls -al /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc 3. Open it with a console text editor Code: nano /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc 4. Find Code: AllowRootLogin=false 5. Change to Code: AllowRootLogin=true 6: Saving and Closing Nano => "Console Text Editor" ctrl + x ; press y ; and press execute You're done - Hope it'll be helpful.