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Installation sudo bash **Porteus-installer-for-Linux.com
Posted: 06 Feb 2017, 01:05
by waldmattis
Hi,
when running the Porteus-installer-for-Linux.com
for example from Downloads-folder on partition sda10
karl@mintdebianclear ~ $ cd Downloads
karl@mintdebianclear ~/Downloads $ sudo bash Porteus-installer-for-Linux.com
it will install only to the same partition sda10, see below
_.====.._
,:._ ~-_
'\ ~-_
\ \.
,/ ~-_
-..__..-'' PORTEUS ~~--..__
==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--
Installing Porteus to /dev/sda10
WARNING: Make sure this is the right partition before proceeding.
Type 'ok' to continue or press Ctrl+c to exit.
^CExited installer.
karl@mintdebianclear ~/Downloads $
So it is impossible to choose a free partition for
a fresh installation.
I tried this with a completely fresh installation of
Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Regards
Karl
Re: Installation sudo bash **Porteus-installer-for-Linux.com
Posted: 06 Feb 2017, 02:49
by francois
You have grub2 as boot loader with your mint installation. Porteus installer is used for a hdd or usb fresh install and installs syslinux as bootloader.
Here are some instructions to install porteus with grub2 along other OS:
1.0 Use lsblk -f to provide the structure of your hdd and the location of the active grub2
example (my setting from manjaro):
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# lsblk -f
NAME FSTYPE LABEL UUID MOUNTPOINT
sda
├─sda1 ext4 b676287d-75a3-4639-b742-e5703d0f9242
├─sda2
├─sda3 ext4 ce203970-b1ff-4fcc-bccb-613047477db4 /
├─sda4 swap f4ca5e60-d626-43b4-979f-535b070aa04a [SWAP]
├─sda5 ext3 205a4449-b7a3-4a02-a519-87e956d29d27
└─sda6 ext3 cbfac467-1766-4867-99d7-6c40308e3d35
sdb
└─sdb1 ext2 cb81a316-66b7-4a04-9760-43357614fc06
sr0
root@porteus:~#
My grub2 installation should be in
mountpoint /, unless you have set it otherwise.
2.0 Download the iso in your /home/ user/Downloads folder and mount the iso:
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guest@porteus:/root$ su
Password:
root@porteus:~# cd ~/Downloads
root@porteus:~/Downloads# mkdir -p /mnt/disk
root@porteus:~/Downloads# mount -o loop Porteus-XFCE-v3.2.2-x86_64.iso /mnt/disk
mount: block device /root/Downloads/Porteus-XFCE-v3.2.2-x86_64.iso is write-protected, mounting read-only
root@sensei:~/Downloads
3.0 Copy the /boot and /porteus folders to /mnt/sda10
4.0 Modify the mnt/sdax/etc/grub.d/40_custom of the grub2 bootloader
Where sdax is the booting partition for grub2.
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#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
menuentry "on sda10 Porteus-XFCE-v3.2.2-x86_64 " {
set root=(hd0,10)
linux /boot/syslinux/vmlinuz from=/dev/sda10 extramod=/mnt/sda10 changes=changes login=guest
initrd /boot/syslinux/initrd.xz
}
Update grub:
5.0 Reboot
Re: Installation sudo bash **Porteus-installer-for-Linux.com
Posted: 06 Feb 2017, 03:32
by ncmprhnsbl
waldmattis wrote:when running the Porteus-installer-for-Linux.com
for example from Downloads-folder on partition sda10
this isnt how it works...
this script installs the syslinux bootloader to the partition where you have already copied the files from the iso..
and must be run from /mnt/sdXx/boot/ (where sdXx is the partition/drive where porteus is)
checkout /boot/docs/install.txt
as francois says (if you're dual booting) you may want to look into grub instructions
..moved topic to newbie questions
Re: Installation sudo bash **Porteus-installer-for-Linux.com
Posted: 06 Feb 2017, 03:35
by francois
Your title should be:
How to install porteus along an already existing linux installation, as this is not the regular usb install.
Re: Installation sudo bash **Porteus-installer-for-Linux.com
Posted: 06 Feb 2017, 07:11
by waldmattis
Ups,
my last reply was deleted?!
Summary:
I tried nearly all flavors of porteus.
The only one, which works with my computer is Cinnamon 64bit, v3.2.2final
No endless loop when booting
German keyboard works
No
INIT: Id "x1" respawning too fast: disabled for five minutes
No damaged bootinfo after manual correction of system time
etc.
All the problems I described persist with other flavours.
And I did the different installations in the exact same manner:
Boot from DVD and use the Porteus-installer to install to always the same USB-stick.
I am no techie and do not know, where the different behavior from the different flavours come from.
I finally came to the status, that I can now evaluate porteus qualities.
Thank you to all who tried to help.
Regards
Karl
Installation sudo bash **Porteus-installer-for-Linux.com
Posted: 10 Jun 2021, 14:26
by truptikande
not able to install porteus plz help me,I am a new
Installation sudo bash **Porteus-installer-for-Linux.com
Posted: 10 Jun 2021, 16:09
by Ed_P
Which version?
Installation sudo bash **Porteus-installer-for-Linux.com
Posted: 11 Jun 2021, 03:25
by truptikande
porteus 9 version
Installation sudo bash **Porteus-installer-for-Linux.com
Posted: 11 Jun 2021, 03:48
by Ed_P
There is no version 9 here. What's the name of the ISO file you downloaded?