How to install ISO SNAPSHOT

[Member ben]

How do i install the iso snapshot after i bootet the system from the usb drive?

“sudo ./install” is not working anymore.

[Member PPC]

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try

sudo minstall

Edit: Are you really sure you ever installed antix using “sudo ./install”?
I think “minstall” was always the command antiX uses to run the installer, since the Dark Ages.
Also using the “./” perfix orders the computer to run the refered command (“install”) that is available in the same directory as you currently are. Even if “install” is a command available in the Path (meaning you can run it from any folder without having to enter it’s full path), you force the Terminal to use not that default “install” but an executable file, called “install” that exists in the same folder as you currently are (by default, when you call the Terminal, you are placed in your user’s home folder- if no executable file called “installer” exists there, the computer will simply do as HAL9000 and say “I’m sorry Dave, but I can’t do that”)

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• This reply was modified 4 months, 3 weeks ago by PPC.
• This reply was modified 4 months, 3 weeks ago by PPC.

[Member ben]

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Thank you PPC.
“really sure” I am not really sure of almost anything. My memory is not working as it used to be.
Anyway. Thank You 🙂

[Moderator BobC]

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Yes, if you are going to run commands and you aren’t totally sure on them, just go look at the command itself before trying to run it.

[Moderator Brian Masinick]

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Manual pages, (called man, followed by the name of the command, are helpful on Linux distributions, but even if a particular man page is not installed or the software is not installed, there is so much you can search for these days that a moderate understanding of any network-based search tool (Google, DuckDuckGo, bing, or whatever you prefer) will supply you with a wealth of information, then it becomes a matter of time and effort to read it, look up any words or phrases you don’t understand and proceed from there.

At first, practically every word will seem “foreign” to you if you are brand new to the technology, so it takes a blend of reading and trying things out to truly learn, and it also takes time. I still find new things I don’t know, and I’ve lived a lifetime of working with technology; something is ALWAYS new somewhere, but at least it’s easier for me to figure it out because I’ve been around so long. The newest stuff is used much quicker and more effectively by the young experienced professionals; the classic stuff is most often the stuff I know best, but as it is with everyone else, when there is a need or an interest, it’s no problem to read, experiment and learn.

Don’t be afraid to make a few mistakes. Be sure to back up your system and be prepared to reinstall or replace it in case you make a major mistake; yet don’t fear it; just make sure you have ways to get things back or rebuild them, and then your confidence will grow as you learn. Best wishes always!

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[Member iznit]

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ben, to jog your memory: an iso is not intended to be directly “installed”. It is to be used to create a bootable device (((via live-usb-maker program or similar program))). After booting from that device ((( usb pendrive or CD or DVD ))), during a live session the “minstall” command is available to perform a permanent installation to hard drive or ssd.

Manual pages…..

Ben, don’t get confused by that “general” advice. minstall doesn’t actually have a manpage.

go look at the command itself before trying to run it.

again, this advice might be “generally” helpful, but minstall is a compiled program not a script. Trying to “look at” it would not be helpful unless you could find / read / understand its source code.

idea: We could gather questions and create a fresh topic to cover expected FAQ questions related to the installer and to more deeply explain the choices and options encountered during the installation process.

Example question ((( real question, my question )))
Is it true that older versions of the installer allowed keeping the username “demo”, to be carried over to the installed system….. but the installer version in antix 22 forces a new username to be chosen ((( demo cannot be used ))) during installation ?

[Moderator Brian Masinick]

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@iznit: Thank you for your kind and gentle “correction” of the inaccuracy regarding the use of man for learning about minstall.

You’re absolutely right; those comments are more “general suggestions” than they are specifically for this matter; the entire dialogue is germane to the overall learning process and is generally applicable to learning, but absolutely not for specific images that are not common Linux programs. In that case, it’s important to read about them instead on the forum, installation and configuration documentation and other advice provided either here or in locations discussing whatever tool is being used.

I appreciate the way you worded your comment; it does clarify a couple of matters.

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