On Monday, May 1, 2017 at 9:55:16 PM UTC+1, Jim Mooney wrote: > > > > On Monday, April 24, 2017 at 3:07:00 AM UTC-7, Dima Pasechnik wrote: >> >> >> another option is to install a 2nd hard drive/SSD, (almost trivial on >> desktop) and install Linux there. >> The cost of such disks, 100GB would give you more than enough, is below >> $100. >> >> >> I do have an SSD. Is the software and installation the same as for a USB? >
Yes and no. It's "installing Linux on a drive", be it SSD, HD, USB stick, makes little difference. Typically one need to install a smallish initial Linux setup, and then populate the rest over the net. To start, you'd typically boot from a prepared USB (or a CD/DVD) - something that is referred to as "installer media", or "installation media", and then tell it to install the Linux system on the HD/SSD of your choice. So the step 0 is to get the "installation media" ready. E.g. Ubuntu provides the detailed instructions: https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop This is in principle the same as getting a Live USB with Linux. (And this is why I wrote "Yes" in "Yes and no" above) HTH, Dima -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-support" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-support+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sage-support. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
