On Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:32:12 +0200 Juha Tuuna <juha.tu...@iki.fi> wrote:
> On 11.1.2011 11:41, Kousik Maiti wrote: > > Hi List, > > I want to create a CD that can run automatically on Linux system and start > > installation from a .jar file. Is it possible? I googled it but don't get > > any > > proper answer. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > Hi, afaik Gnome and KDE run CDs automatically (if configured to do so). Normal > autorun.inf should do the trick. > Other desktops or window managers may or may not run CDs but anyways users can > disable that feature if they wish. Some people even prefer manual mounting of > CDs. > On Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:23:29 +0000 Darac Marjal <mailingl...@darac.org.uk> wrote: > > Freedesktop-compliant machines support the use of an autorun script in > the same way that Windows does. See > http://specifications.freedesktop.org/autostart-spec/autostart-spec-latest.html#mounting > for the specification. You would probably want both. However, i'd be careful with Java- especially on linux, you cannot rely on having it installed on any random system. That's the biggest problem with Compile Once Run Everywhere- there's a subscript after everywhere that says "where they've installed {Python, JVM, .NET, etc.}" -- rbmj -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110112080307.7e73d...@blair-laptop.mason
