Active Media Products Introduces Penguin Bootable Linux USB Drive

pr0n Inspector · Jul 31, 2009

crazy pyro said:
Ubuntu will be fine for the main purpose of this memory stick (recovering data from a messed up windows install) as you just need to open up the other drive find the files you're after and copy them over, reinstall windows install the drivers to read the ext3 filesystem and wham bam thankyou maam you're system is fixed.

that's dumb.

Use a livecd and format the flash drive as ntfs.

crazy pyro · Jul 31, 2009

For those people who only have one system? Sure, I could get to a live CD in under a minute in either of my houses but do you really think the majority of people can make a live CD themselves? As long as the drivers for the Ext3 filesystem were linked to in a bit of paperwork with the drive there wouldn't be an issue.

hat · Jul 31, 2009

crazy pyro said:
do you really think the majority of people can make a live CD themselves?

Yes. It only requires 2 things:

The person has to be willing... you can't take a person off the steet and force them to learn something they don't want or care to know.

A knowledge source, such as this website.

Unless the person has a learning disability, it's possible. It's just that most people don't care to know, so... they don't.

pr0n Inspector · Jul 31, 2009

crazy pyro said:
For those people who only have one system? Sure, I could get to a live CD in under a minute in either of my houses but do you really think the majority of people can make a live CD themselves? As long as the drivers for the Ext3 filesystem were linked to in a bit of paperwork with the drive there wouldn't be an issue.

And knowing and buying a flash drive with Ubuntu on it is somehow easier?

It doesn't take a genius to burn an ISO to disc.

crazy pyro · Jul 31, 2009

Then go to the BIOS and tell the mobo to boot to DVD first? As if that's easier for people, screw it the general public is too thick to be able to install an operating system anyway, I forgot that I'm surrounded by either people with far better than average computing skills or people who are generally smarter than the general population (private school so likelihood is they are), guess computers are too complicated to use properly unless you have a PHD as linux is easier to install than XP and probably Vista. All my systems have had USB ahead of DVD except for my desktop I think in terms of boot order.

pr0n Inspector · Jul 31, 2009

someone who knew abou ubuntu and went out and bought an flash drive with it won't know how to press f12 to boot from optical drive?
sounds like you are arguing for the sake of argument.

Scrizz · Jul 31, 2009

This is not meant for the average joe.
I want one...

ArmoredCavalry · Jul 31, 2009

Wile E said:
Nifty idea, but why Ubuntu? At least give us a proper distro.

As to the simplicity argument, download random linux programs online, and install them in linux with the ease that you can install Windows programs.

Also note that Meecrob is just being a troll. Only one person in the other thread said linux sucks, the others just pointed out the fact that Windows is easier to use.

Hey, you are right. In Windows it is much easier to download software from any old craphole, and get your computer infected. Perfect for computer illiterates.... :shadedshu /end sarcasm

Orrrrr, we could hook such people up with an o/s that has a huge list of trusted software, that you can install from within the o/s just by putting a checkbox by it (see nearly every modern Linux distro). Here is another wild concept, if you want to actually go beyond these trusted vendors, you have to *shock* actually know what you are doing! Woahhhh crazy idea there...

Wile E · Aug 1, 2009

crazy pyro said:
Then go to the BIOS and tell the mobo to boot to DVD first? As if that's easier for people, screw it the general public is too thick to be able to install an operating system anyway, I forgot that I'm surrounded by either people with far better than average computing skills or people who are generally smarter than the general population (private school so likelihood is they are), guess computers are too complicated to use properly unless you have a PHD as linux is easier to install than XP and probably Vista. All my systems have had USB ahead of DVD except for my desktop I think in terms of boot order.

Except that the general piblic won't be looking to buy flash drives with Linux on them. And all of my mobos always default with the CDROM before the hard drive, so it doesn't matter if USB is before that. The live CD will run if there is no floppy then no USB boot device. The last thing that boots by default is the HDD.

ArmoredCavalry said:
Hey, you are right. In Windows it is much easier to download software from any old craphole, and get your computer infected. Perfect for computer illiterates.... :shadedshu /end sarcasm

Orrrrr, we could hook such people up with an o/s that has a huge list of trusted software, that you can install from within the o/s just by putting a checkbox by it (see nearly every modern Linux distro). Here is another wild concept, if you want to actually go beyond these trusted vendors, you have to *shock* actually know what you are doing! Woahhhh crazy idea there...

It doesn't matter if it's crapware or not. That's not the point. The point is that it's easy for me as a user to install what I wish. Of course the most popular platform is going to have tons of crap available for it. Linux would be in the same boat if it was number 1. Besides, linux does have really crappy software as well. The devs just hide behind the "beta" excuse.

As for the bolded sentence, you just made my point for me. Thank you.

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Active Media Products Introduces Penguin Bootable Linux USB Drive

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