Is there any way I can install software for Ubuntu without installing Ubuntu?
@Ch33sy, Ubuntu is an OS; a linux distro
Echo why bother posting if you cannot help?
Well, you could either put the software on a flash drive or external harddrive, then access it from Ubuntu.
Wanted to do the same thing myself a while ago… eventually never did because Gentoo rocks. Since you want to, though, here are a couple of sites that turned up on Google when I searched "modify Ubuntu iso":
http://www.supriyadisw.net/2006/10/how-to-create-an-ubuntu-iso-using-jigdo http://www.atworkonline.it/~bibe/ubuntu/custom-livecd.htm
The first one looks easier, the second one looks like you'll learn something from it.
Cheers.
I like it for a number of reasons. First off, going through the install process will teach you a lot about Linux; it will also take you the greater part of a day, but that's the price you pay for customization from the ground up.
Second, Portage is fantastic for installing packages. It functions similar to Ubuntu/Debian's apt-get or Red Hat/Fedora's yum, but it pulls from a single repository (unlike Ubuntu/Debian) and I just hate Red Hat/Fedora. :-) Portage pulls all of the dependencies for that package for you, and all you have to type is "emerge <package name>". You can also chain package installs into one emerge command.
Finally, Gentoo is one of the fastest Linux distros I've tried, and I figure this is most likely due to the fact that you install what you want and don't have any of those "leftovers" that you never use.
Combined with one of the smallest ISO images (for the minimal install CD), the fact that it functions as a command-line only LiveCD, and the fact that it has the text-based web browser Links on the CD… Gentoo is not only my favorite distro, but also my favorite LiveCD! I use it all the time to troubleshoot issues on other computers.
Of course, Linux preferences usually correlate with personal preferences, so I'm sure someone will dispute my choice of distro.
Download over HTTP at speeds of at least 3.0MB / sec.
And Linux is just sexy.
I run both Windows and Linux, and I use them both for different purposes. I program in Windows and do my job in Windows (mostly); I use Linux for fun and pentesting at work, faster web browsing, and to feel like the command prompt is not an add-on but, in fact, there as a foundation.
I also like programming Perl in its intended environment, and Apache rocks IIS.
However, as I said, it's all based upon preference, so I can only argue why I like either one better than the other.
Skunkfoot wrote: what does any of this have to do with the original topic?
Well, here's a flashback, since you obviously didn't pay attention to my post:
Zephyr_Pure wrote: Wanted to do the same thing myself a while ago… eventually never did because Gentoo rocks. Since you want to, though, here are a couple of sites that turned up on Google when I searched "modify Ubuntu iso":
http://www.supriyadisw.net/2006/10/how-to-create-an-ubuntu-iso-using-jigdo http://www.atworkonline.it/~bibe/ubuntu/custom-livecd.htm
The first one looks easier, the second one looks like you'll learn something from it.
Cheers.
So, really, your question is answered, but you're probably too lazy to try it. That's why we branched topics.
Ponguile wrote: Back to the linux thing..how does programming perl in linux help more than windows? I am learning perl, and i find neither gives an advantage..
sigh It doesn't give any advantage… all of my preferences are personal. Some of those comments I made were slightly sarcastic with the intent of ending the discussion. Why would I try to end the discussion?
Because you say you want a "why is Linux better than Windows" but you're really looking for "what can Linux do that Windows can't". And the answer is nothing… they can both do the same things. Linux just does them faster and more efficiently. End of story.