Timo Juhani Lindfors <timo.lindf...@iki.fi> writes: > Wookey <woo...@wookware.org> writes: >> And the USB-stick process is not as simple as it might be because you >> have to find the HD-media files and then _also_ find an iso image to >> put on. It's no wonder newbs are still downloading CD/DVD images. > > You also need to have root access to some machine to create the USB > media.
No, you don't. On a default Debian system you need to be a member of the "floppy" group. From /lib/udev/rules.d/91-permissions.rules : # default permissions for block devices SUBSYSTEM=="block", GROUP="disk" SUBSYSTEM=="block", ATTRS{removable}=="1", GROUP="floppy" > This means you can't create the installation media at most > university or library machines unlike with CDs. You mean that they allow you to burn a CD but not write to a USB stick? Sounds like they have a support problem which I don't think Debian can solve for them. Bjørn -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87zk98a480....@nemi.mork.no