Re: Debian Installation on a cybercafe PC
On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 00:26 +0530, Deboo ^ wrote:
> Well,
> Firstly, the cybercafe guy knows me well and I installed and
> configuerd a debian firewall for him so he's quite friendly with me
> :-)
>
> Secondly, I haven't yet seen a PC bogged up due to installing or
> uninstalling Linux. Does that happen? And how many such cases exist?
>
> Thanks again to the guys above who gave the Linux Puppy link and about
> the usb stick Linux - which distro goes in to a USB stick?
>
> Regards,
> Deboo
>
> --
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>
>
>
> On 2/27/07, Matthew K Poer <matthewpoer@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I gotta tell you guys, I wouldn't install/alter an OS on a PC that
> > wasn't mine. You're asking for trouble if something goes wrong.
> >
> > I'm not saying you couldn't do this and get away with it, but the
> > dreadful *what if* something went wrong and you couldn't restore
> > Windows? Would the shop hold you accountable? An uppity clerk who didn't
> > understand that Windows was still there, just couldn't accessed, might
> > get angry. It's probably the worst case scenerio, but why risk it?
> >
> > Instead of fully installing Debian on the machine, why not just boot
> > Knoppix or (my fav.) DSL? It's quick, it doesn't touch Windows at all,
> > no one will every possibly know it was there once you reboot.
> > --
> > Matthew K Poer
>
>
Well if you have the trust and permission of the owner, go for it! I was
only concerned with the possibility of not being to fix the MBR, which
is what I meant by not being able to restore Windows. (note I am not
questioning your abilities, just being extra precautions).
As far as USB Drive that will boot into Linux, DSL (Demo-Sized
Linux/Damn Small Linux) is a Knoppix-Based LiveCD that is 50 megabytes
in size, and is thusly very lightweight and efficient. It can also be
put on a USB drive if a computer's BIOS support booting in that way.
--
Matthew K Poer
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