Talk:Sugar on a Stick/ZyX-LiveInstaller: Difference between revisions
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To use the ZyX-LiveInstaller: | To use the ZyX-LiveInstaller: | ||
# Boot your target computer with Sugar-on-a-Stick; | |||
# Run ZyX-LiveInstaller: | |||
:* Start the Terminal activity; | :* Start the Terminal activity; | ||
:* Type: <code> | :* Type: <code>zyx-liveinstaller</code> | ||
:* You will need at least a single partition for the root filesystem that is greater than 2GB. (Some disks labeled and sold as 2GB may not be quite large enough.) | :* Check that you have room on the target machine: | ||
:* Optionally create a separate partition for the /boot filesystem, at least 42MB in size | ::* Run <code>gparted</code> from within ZyX-LiveInstaller | ||
:* Optionally create a separate partition for swap space, typically 1 to 2 times the size of the RAM in your system. This will allow the use of hibernation (suspend-to-disk, via pm-hibernate command run from root terminal shell). | ::*You will need at least a single partition for the root filesystem that is greater than 2GB. (Some disks labeled and sold as 2GB may not be quite large enough.) | ||
:* Note: formatting in the partitioner is not required; | ::*Optionally create a separate partition for the /boot filesystem, at least 42MB in size | ||
:* Exit the partitioner by hitting the X in the top corner of window. | ::* Optionally create a separate partition for swap space, typically 1 to 2 times the size of the RAM in your system. This will allow the use of hibernation (suspend-to-disk, via pm-hibernate command run from root terminal shell). | ||
::* Note: formatting in the partitioner is not required; | |||
::* Exit the partitioner by hitting the X in the top corner of window. | |||
:* While still in Zyx-LiveInstaller: | |||
::* Read and follow the simple wizard, choosing destination volumes/partitions for root, boot, and swap. | |||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
* This is a ''destructive'' install: ''The contents of the disks or partitions you choose will be overwritten entirely''; | * This is a ''destructive'' install: ''The contents of the disks or partitions you choose will be overwritten entirely''; |