Help - Install Using Terminal

[jetbobsled]

Hi there - I love Linux Lite... and want to replace my current linux distro with Linux Lite.

I copied the ISO to a USB Drive, but my laptop will no longer boot from a USB (even when I make USB priority in BIOS, it won't boot...  it boots in my other laptop, just not the one I want to install on, grrr)

All the files are available on the USB and are viewable in my current linux distro.

Is there a way to install Linux Lite from the Terminal?

If so, what is the code?

Thank you for your time and help!!!

[Scott(0)]

Hello Jetbobsled


This may help. Here's a link to the online Linux Lite Help Manual, install section:

https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/install.html

In the install section see the topic - "No USB Boot option in the Bios?"

From there you will see a link that will give you information about the Plop Boot Manger. Here's the link if you can't find it in the Help Manual.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/16822/boo...t-let-you/

Cheers
Scott

[jetbobsled]

Thank you for your response...

Unfortunately, the laptop I want to install onto doesn't have a floppy drive or cd/dvd drive.

I can mount the usb drive... is there a way to install using commands in the terminal?

[Scott(0)]

I've never done a terminal install so I can't say if it's possible but out of curiosity I googled the phrase "install linux from hard drive" and it seemed to return some promising results.

[Valtam]

How did you put Linux Lite onto the USB in the first place? Can you take a photo of your BIOS USB boot options please.

[firenice03]

I notice in your profile you list LL3.2 64bit; is this the same version you're installing?
Is the system a 64bit PC (even if 32bit you should be able to boot to USB) brings me to the next..
Is the system a UEFI or BIOS boot? If UEFI; look to disable SecureBoot and/or enable Legacy support.

Perhaps in addition to what Jerry mentioned posting the model of laptop...

[rokytnji]

Does it have a sd card slot? Have you considered seeing if you could boot from that instead of usb?

My Dell XT2 Touchscreen installed Linux Lite that way instead of from a usb drive.

[Hanzo]

I copied the ISO to a USB Drive

Will add my 5 cent ...

If you just copied ISO to USB, it wouldn't work.
You need to make a bootable USB.
How to do it, you can see following link provided by Scott - link
Sections:
- Writing the Linux Lite ISO to USB on Windows
- Writing the Linux Lite ISO to USB in Linux and OSX