Ubuntu trial flash drive
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Mark_Wallace wrote:
The drive might be 16 or 32 Gig, but how big is the Ubuntu partition? It might set itself up with only 4 Gig.
That's exactly what I think it is. However, again, due to my limited Linux file system experience, I couldn't tell which was what or what was which. I know the command df and I tried du -l (I think) but I couldn't make heads or tails of it. It was mostly because I was attempting to test in spare moments and I was being lazy about research. Somebody just tell me the answer!!! :rolleyes: :laugh: Here's the Dilbert that explains how I felt: Dilbert Comic Strip on 2011-04-29 | Dilbert by Scott Adams[^] Of course I feel that way most of the time. :laugh:
try running gparted so you can see the drives and partitions. if it is not on the install, try "sudo apt-get install gparted" from a terminal window. it will ask for your password and install the tool. This tool is often used from a live cd to manage partitions on windows computers.
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It could well be that it installed the OS in a RAM drive and you are trying to add stuff there. Have a look with gparted, you may have to mount a partition on the flash drive and install your emulator there, not the root.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
I believe you are correct in what was happening. I posted a question on unix/linux stackexchange[^]. Some have said that I can run the trial from USB STick 1 (16GB) and install it to USB Stick 2 (64GB) stick so I have a full installation and a larger partition size. I will try that tonight. Hopefully it will be easy. :)
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try running gparted so you can see the drives and partitions. if it is not on the install, try "sudo apt-get install gparted" from a terminal window. it will ask for your password and install the tool. This tool is often used from a live cd to manage partitions on windows computers.
Thanks for the help. I will try that out. I posted to Unix/Linux stack exchange [^] and some have said I can run the Trial from USB Stick 1 (16Gb) and install it to USB Stick 2 (64GB) for a full installation and then the limit should go away since I'll have a true Ubuntu install.
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Thanks for the help. I will try that out. I posted to Unix/Linux stack exchange [^] and some have said I can run the Trial from USB Stick 1 (16Gb) and install it to USB Stick 2 (64GB) for a full installation and then the limit should go away since I'll have a true Ubuntu install.
Maybe a how to article when you end with all this?
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
