Installing Debian Etch From A Windows System With "Debian-Installer Loader"

September 25th, 2007


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Installing Debian Etch From A Windows System With “Debian-Installer Loader”

Debian-Installer Loader
is a Debian Etch installer for Windows which adds an entry to the boot
menu that allows you to start the Debian installation. Unlike the Ubuntu installation with Wubi, real Debian partitions are created during the installation. In the end, you have a dual-boot system (Windows/Debian).

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How-To Recover password under Ubuntu

September 25th, 2007


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If you forgot you password for your ubuntu system you can recover using the following steps

Turn your computer on.

Press ESC at the grub prompt.

Press e for edit.

Highlight the line that begins kernel ………, press e

Go to the very end of the line, add rw init=/bin/bash

press enter, then press b to boot your system.

Your system will boot up to a passwordless root shell.

Type in passwd username

Set your password.

Type in reboot

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