Rice your PC to a Red Ferrari GhostBSD in 10 minutes flat!

Rice your PC to a Red Ferrari GhostBSD in 10 minutes flat!  

Enhance your PC from a Ford Festiva to a Red Ferrari.  

Test drive Ghostbsd.org/download  "latest" version in 10 minutes flat!    

 

This could be the most fun-to-drive Ferrari ever made

https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/cars-bikes-and-boats/why-you-ll-probably-buy-the-568-300-ferrari-296-gtb-20221128-p5c1rh#:~:text=The%20296%20is%20a%20car,%2Dto%2Ddrive%20Ferrari%20ever.

Fun to drive Yellow Ferrari 296 GTB:

Small but beautiful, the $568,300 petrol-electric 296 GTB is a triumph of design, super fast and may become as legendary as the fabled Dino.

Now that you are excited about an expensive car, lets go to the other end of price spectrum to nearly FREE and pull ourselves up out of the PC computer Windows(TM) Hole by our BOOTstraps ,  into a RICED RED gleaming fast GhostBSD operating system test drive in 10 minutes!   You do have 10 minutes to spare, correct?

https://ventoy.net/en/index.html  Here download and create a USB flash drive with Ventoy applications.   https://ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html  Windows and Linux users

Place  GhostBSD.org/download  "latest" February 2, 2023 version and a copy of a puppy linux image, too.   on the Ventoy USB flash drive

PuppyLinux.com  

https://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-fossa/fossapup64-9.5.iso

 

Now Boot from Ventoy USB Flash drive and select GhostBSD image to boot in your 4GB of dram memory the "live image".   No need to install first.  The GhostBSD.ISO image is copied into dram and run from dram memory.   After booting GhostBSD, pull the USB flash drive out from the computer.  It is not needed anymore.

Use the NetworkMgr  to connect via ethernet or via wifi.

 

pkg install  hw-probe

 

hw-probe -all -uploade    Create an entry to bsd-hardware.info  see an inventory of your computer and what BSD  device drivers exist for your PC hardware.

When you do wish to install to hard drive or ssd,  click on the GBI app icon. GhostBSD Installer and answer some questions.

 

 

Tools to write image or .ISO file to a USB Flash drive:

Balena Etcher tool for Windows or Linux

Here at balena we have thousands of users working through our getting started process and until recently we were embarassed about the steps that involved flashing an SD card. There was a separate track for each Mac/Windows/Linux and several manual and error-prone steps along the way.

To our surprise there was nothing out there that fit our needs. So we built Etcher, an SD card flasher app that is simple for end users, extensible for developers, and works on any platform.

Rufus tool to write .ISO images

Create bootable USB drives the easy way

Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.

It can be especially useful for cases where:

• you need to create USB installation media from bootable ISOs (Windows, Linux, UEFI, etc.)
• you need to work on a system that doesn't have an OS installed
• you need to flash a BIOS or other firmware from DOS
• you want to run a low-level utility

Despite its small size, Rufus provides everything you need!

https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/  

Win32DiskImager open source tool to write .ISO files to USB Flash drive or microSD card

This program is designed to write a raw disk image to a removable device or backup a removable device to a raw image file. It is very useful for embedded development, namely Arm development projects (Android, Ubuntu on Arm, etc). Anyone is free to branch and modify this program. Patches are always welcome.

This release is for Windows 7/8.1/10. It will should also work on Windows Server 2008/2012/2016 (although not tested by the developmers). For Windows XP/Vista, please use v0.9 (in the files archive).

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Upgrade your slow HOME computer with Zorin15

Upgrade your slow HOME computer with Zorin15 Linux or Puppy Linux operating system.

Yes, you might need to use all windows software to interact with your companies windows desktops.  In that case, you can dual boot your computer with both Windows and Linux.


Thereby needing to continue with Windows 10 Operating System software, but you might find that you can perform your work at home with a Linux Operating System and Linux application programs.
So If the local shop is fresh out of hardware to buy,  How does a free software download sound?  Good?

10 minutes, 2 downloads, 1 USB flash drive to give Linux a spin on this laptop in front of you.

If you feel your laptop could use a speed boost, but your wallet is sparsely populated with cash.  Test drive a live linux on your present Windows laptop hardware or desktop.

2nd option, consider purchasing a cheap 120GB  SSD SATA 2.5" drive to either install internally to replace the hard drive in your laptop  or connect externally via USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 cable to a USB 3.0 to SATA drive enclosure with the SSD placed inside.

120GB 2.5"  SATA SSDs

3rd option here is a 32GB, 64GB, or 128GB single USB 3.0 Flash Drive.

https://opensource.com/article/20/3/open-source-working-home  Here are some tools you can use Free, from your work at home site. 

Google some of these next items, to find their website.
ZorinOS 15 Lite is a free download that you can try booting live from a USB flash drive. 
Fatdog64 Puppylinux can also be installed into a USB flash drive and booted from USB flash drive without changing a thing on your Windows Computer.  Just hit the F12, F10 or ESC   BIOS boot drive select key to select which disk drive to boot up from.  Choose the external USB Flash Disk.

So don't have a USB Flash Drive handy?  Lick Installer .EXE file works on your present windows PC to install a puppylinux version 8.0  or Fatdog64 in a single file on your existing Windows C:\ disk.
http://puppylinux-or-pcbsd.blogspot.com/2019/11/ms-windows-users-consider-lick.html
http://puppylinux-or-pcbsd.blogspot.com/

Need more information and help. Check out the forums of your chosen Linux Distro.  Join a local Linux Users Group (LUG) in your neighborhood.  Join Telegram group,   t.me/linux4everyone and visit and ask questions.
google Linux4everyone linux4everyone.com ,   Listen to one of Jason Evangelho's podcasts.  Read his Linux Gaming articles at Forbes.com  https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/#7565da20d36f

Enjoy the software and hardware that you have now.  If you feel Windows is too slow when working remotely from home,  maybe changing over to ZorinOS Linux and a SSD SATA 2.5" inch drive will improve your work flow.  Maybe using PuppyLinux 8.0 or Fatdog64 810 (includes LibreOffice 6.1.2) from a USB flash drive will help you out.
10 minutes, 2 downloads, 1 usb flash drive is all that it requires.   You have the time and means now that you are home.

Give it a shot and explore the speed that is in your present laptop hardware.

Fred
Colton Oregon USA

$45 for ZorinOS 15.2 installed to a 16GB USB Flash drive.
https://paypal.me/KlikTel. Fred Finster Email me Here

Manjaro, Gnome Boxes, BionicPup 8.0, Do It Yourself

Jason Evangelho,  Made me do it again!  DIY,  Do it Yourself working Linux software. 

1. Jason's incessant writing of Linux using and Linux Gaming articles at https://www.Forbes.com. 
2. His @KillYourFm twitter feed, 
3. His Telegram group  LinuxForEveryone (LFE or L4E)  https://t.me/linuxforeveryone .   
4. His Linux Distro Challenges. OpenSuse,  Manjaro, Pop!_OS, ElementaryOS
5. His Websites   http://DitchWindows.com  http://linuxforeveryone.fireside.com
6. His Linux For Everyone Podcast Episodes.

1. My blogpost articles at   http://puppylinux-or-pcbsd.blogspot.com
2. My Twitter Feed  http://www.twitter.com/finster_fred   @finster_fred
3. My support of  GhostBSD.org:

•   https://forums.ghostbsd.org  Forums My Forum Posts RTL8188CE PCI Wifi Device
•  https:/t.me/GhostBSD  GhostBSD Telegram Group
•   IRC Chat for GhostBSD  irc.freenode.com

1. Running  Manjaro Linux on a San Disk 240Gbyte SSD 2.5" Sata   http://Manjaro.org in my daily driver laptop, T430 ThinkPad Lenovo.
2. Running  Fedora 29  on a  120GByte PNY SSD 2.5" Sata that was in this T430
3. Running  Linux Mint 19.1 on a SSD Sata drive
4. Test installed ElementaryOS along side Windows 10 and Q4OS Scorpion version 3.7  https://q4os.org along side ZorinOS.org Core (have not integrated/update grub.conf to allow booting into ZorinOS just yet.)

What did Jason make me DIY? 

He wrote a Forbes.com article about Gnome Boxes simplicity to run a Linux Virtual Box to support running other Linux OS under Ubuntu 19.xx from just a downloaded .ISO file.   So I thought, I wanted to test Debian 10 Buster .ISO running on this Manjaro Linux Laptop.  So I could then test the ConvergenceOS scripts https://github.com/wb7odyfred/ConvergenceOS for updating Kernel Software, Graphics Card drivers, and SteamOS itself for  4 Operating systems,  Ubuntu 18.04, Linux Mint 19.1, Debian 9.1 to 9.9 (soon to test with 10 and 10.1), Q4OS Scorpion (debian 9.6).  You are welcome to test this script on your Debian based Linux Distribution.  Just clone the github directory or download a zip file.   There are a couple other files the script uses to setup 2 icons on your desktop so you can switch from Big Picture Interface to desktop Linux.

 
From a terminal command line,  execute this "./build_convergence_zenity.sh" script file.   You can run this shell script file, many times.  It has kept my kernel software, graphics card drivers software, and the SteamOS software updated with newer versions.  It checks for updates, then downloads and installs the updates.

Install Gnome-Boxes on your Linux Distribution:

First Step use Manjaro Arch Software Update manager Octopi to see if there is a gnome-boxes software to click install.   Yes, there is.
Hold it there, son! Don't touch that button box just yet.  Before clicking that box to install Gnome-Boxes.  Either update kernel software from Octopi (with Ctrl-U key, updates) or  open a terminal window and simply type "pacman -Syu"  remember to capitalize the 'S'.    If you prefer pacman,  type "pacman -Sy gnome-boxes"  and you can install this gnome-boxes virtual machine manager from the command line.  Or you can skip back over to your Software Manager Add / Remove Octopi window and left click on the "gnome-boxes" entry select "info" to read.  Left click a second time and move cursor down to the +Install menu item.   Select any additional items that come up to install with gnome-boxes.   Finally (with Ctrl-Y key, answers YES to install choices).   There you go, new software is speeding down the internet super highway to that PC sitting right in front of you. Woo! Hoo!  This Manjaro Linux is Fast, Hot, and Upto date right NOW!!!

Yes, the software installed.  Hit the Super Key (looks like a Window Icon, between the Ctrl-key and the Alt-key) [Jason are those overlay Fedora Symbol Key stickers ready from Dell?] type "Gnome"  or "Boxes" and it should come up on your menu selection as a choice. Hit "Enter" key.  Now run Gnome Boxes, and the world is your oyster shell.   Your dreams of Test driving various Linux Distributions .ISO file that you downloaded to your PC, come alive in a virtual machine box.

Debian 10 Buster downloads:

https://www.linuxtechi.com/debian-10-buster-installation-guide/
HEADER, What to do with these files.

try the experimental automatic mirror selector that will automatically redirect you to a nearby mirror that is known to have the current version.

I live in Oregon, so Corvallis OSUOSL is close to me.
Download AMD64 Bit Torrent Hybrid files from Oregon State University Open Source Lab

Bit Torrent Clients:

Download qBitTorrent for Windows from qbittorrent.org
For Linux look at Transmission Bit Torrent client   https://transmissionbt.com
https://linuxhint.com/transmission-bittorrent-client-linux/




Well one understood bit of knowledge leads to another question?

Would PuppyLinux.com newest version BionicPup 8.0 Run?

1. Well download the BionicPup64_8.0.ISO File from here to ~/Downloads directory.
2. Start up Gnome-Boxes VirtualBox.   
3. Select the .ISO file you just downloaded.
4. Set the RAM Memory to 1 Gigabyte and the Disk size to 12.1 GigaBytes.
5. Hit Continue.    How much simpler would you want this to be?

PuppyLinux BionicPup64 8.0 just works.   Wow I have used PuppyLinux for 11+ years, and really enjoy its speed and compactness.  Works great on older computers.  Allows you to recover broken Windows computer that won't boot.  You can copy of the files from the Windows NTFS or FAT32 formatted disk to an external USB hard disk drive or (external SSD)

NOTE:  Use the Left -Ctrl key + Alt key to grab or  ungrab the mouse cursor.
I clicked the "connect" icon and the internet was connected up for me to use.
My problem was how to move the files from inside puppylinux, that I was looking for Frisbee internet connection shell scripts.   I used pack-it  tool to create a frisbee.tar.gz archive file from /usr/local/frisbee directory.

I tried to setup gmail for me to email this small 22k byte tar.gz file to myself.  But did not get Claws configured correctly.  Ended up posting onto the Puppy Murga Linux forum posts.   https://www.murga-linux.com/puppy
Wb7odyFreds Murga Linux Puppy Forum about Frisbee. 
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=116610&sid=81a5f96bb071f49467be98d77cdb18f0
Why Frisbee,  I want to see this useful internet connection tool move over to be used on GhostBSD.  It could definitely be used on other Linux Distributions.

So, in the end,  I call this a successful day.  Using Manjaro Linux, Gnome-Boxes, BionicPup64 8.0, Telegram Desktop, Ninja Build compiling Clang and LLVM  all on the same laptop, all running at the same time, while learning how to:
Do It Yourself (DIY), instead of waiting for someone else to do the task for you.

Thanks Jason Evangelho.   I will drink a Rolling Rock beer in honor of your publicizing Linux from a place I never would have considered:   Forbes.com Magazine.   Already drank a fair amount of McDonalds coffee today, while using their public internet connection.

ps. I remember the 1983-84 years with PCDOS 1.0 where multitasking, was starting a Epson MX-80 dot matrix printing your files for several minutes and walking over to the coffee pot to freshen your cup of coffee and take a break and stretch and work on a task at your desk and not touch the computer till the print job was finished.  So what an amazing journey from the first computers, having to wait for a print job.  PCDOS 2.0 probably started interrupt driven printing in the background, while you could use the PC on another task.   Today in nearly the year 2020s, 36 years later you can use the computer to run a virtual machine running another OS.  But you still have to make your own coffee.


QEMU is a helpful tool.  Will have to learn more about it.

My new toy and interest:
running Armbian Debian 10 Buster desktop on a
ASUS Tinker Board  Quad Core A17 32 bit ARM cpu running at 1.8Ghz. Wow.
The HDMI TV or Monitor screen really makes these board look sexy at the color definition and 1080 pixels you see on screen.  Wonder if 4K at 30 frame per second would be TOO MUCH fine detail for these old eyes??  Even supports Bluetooth Audio Speaker and most likely HDMI audio for playing those YouTube videos on the TV screen.   You can learn so much watching Car repair and small engine repair videos. Obtain more knowledge to be useful in this world.

My first Project,  Get Electron App  Joplin Notes to run on Armbian Debian Linux  https://joplinapp.org/.  Looking forward to running PuppyLinux Fatdog64 on this ASUS Tinker board.
You can run RasPup Raspbian based PuppyLinux on Raspi Zero Raspi 2, 3,4
Read this puppy Linux Forum Post.   September 2019 based. Wow again.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=116841

https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Asus_Tinker_Board
https://www.electromaker.io/tutorial/blog/asus-tinker-board-retropie-installation-and-getting-started
https://www.armbian.com/tinkerboard/ 

What will you do with computers in 40 years from 2019, in the year 2059?

Fatdog64 810 Release January 20, 2020

Fatdog64 Installation URL Links.   First Release Notes

Main Web page Fatdog64 800 Release
Fatdog64 810/802/801/800 Final Release Forum page
From the Desk of James, Fatdog64 801 Final notes


http://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/web/latest.html  810 Release Notes
Fatdog64-810 Final Release Notes
Fatdog64-810 Final was released on 20 January 2020.
Fatdog64-810 GNU/Linux is the fourth release of Fatdog64 800 series, which is based on LFS 8.2/CLFS 2017.07.
This is a maintenance release. Main reason for the update is Intel ZombieLoad/DMS security flaws requiring kernel update and microcode update, which are included in this update.

Minimum requirements: 64-bit x86-64/AMD64 CPU and 1GB RAM. Most Intel and AMD CPUs produced after 2008 support 64-bit (including many Intel Atoms).

Test drive Fatdog64 801 release online at Distro Test with just your web browser, no download or not installation necessary  Fatdog64 801 release

https://distrotest.net/
Test 200+ different Linux Distributions from your web browser on Windows or MacOS.   See which one you like.

10 minutes, 2 downloads, 1 usb flash drive and you can test a live linux distribution of your choice.  Here, I suggest you try Fatdog64 810 Release

Download  Fatdog64 .ISO files here:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/iso/Fatdog64-810.iso  810 Release version
http://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/iso/Fatdog64-800.iso  800 Release version
http://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/iso  ISO directory to see all files there

or Download  BionicPup 8.0 32 bit or 64 bit here: Puppylinux.com  BionicPup 8.0

Download  a USB writer application  Balena Etcher USB Writer  or Rufus USB Writer for Windows
for linux or GhostBSD  use 'dd' command "dd bs=4M if=Fatdog64-810.iso of=sdX"   where sdX could be sdb or sdc or sdd.   Depends on your system setup


Two tools useful for MS Windows to write a .ISO image file to a USB flash drive:
https://etcher.io and https://rufus.ie Balena Etcher is also available for Linux, MacOS, Windows
Use the frugal install method of booting from the USB flash drive and  keeping the changes and file saved back on to that same USB flash drive.   This method creates a persistant file folder, that holds your changes for use in the next boot.


Murga Linux com Forum posts
Forum Posts for Fatdog64 800 Release

FAQ harddrive install page

UEFI. Partition, Windows 8 install notes

super-grub2-disk website. Look for file supergrub2_x86-64.EFI.

Copy file to the EFI fat32 boot partition among the other UEFI boot files.  Use this supergrub2_x86-64.EFI boot file to help select / manage which partition you wish to boot when grub is borked.  Supergrub2 will search and display all the bootable partition/files and give you the choice to select which one to boot.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/supergrub2/files/2.02s10/super_grub2_disk_2.02s10/super_grub2_disk_standalone_x86_64_efi_2.02s10.EFI/download


I like the Fatdog64 810 release for GParted app to partition a SSD or a hard drive, and I like LibreOffice 6.1.2 app for ability to export PDF files from a document file. Last, the ability
to import pictures from smart phone using MTP media Transport Protocol to my puppylinux usb flash drive.  All very fast execution.  This Fatdog64 810 release is a great tool to carry around on a USB flash drive in your pants pockets for when a friends computer has problems.

3 USB flash drive writer tools to install/burn a .ISO file to a USB flash drive.
http://rufus.ie. Rufus 1.5 megabyte single file application for Windows operating system.
http://etcher.io . Balena Etcher tool supports Windows, MacOS, and Linux for safely writing a single .ISO file to a USB flash drive.  This Etcher tool is 50 - 70 megabytes in Size.

Popsicle USB writer tool GitHub https://github.com/pop-os/popsicle

My Twitter post link to here.
https://twitter.com/finster_fred/status/1116450672545632256?s=20


Rufus or balenaEtcher - Home 2 software apps to turn a USB flash drive into a bootable stick
Fatdog64 810 Release January 20, 2020 My blogpost on a small Linux that runs from a usb flash drive without changing your windows setup or partitioning your hard drive.
Puppy Linux Home BionicPup 8.0 is here.
Puppy Linux Discussion Forum :: Index
Puppy Linux Search of the Puppy Linux Discussion Forum :: Index forum posts.

YouTube Video of Fatdog64 Linux 801 release

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvg-JqttWiY

10 minutes, 2 downloads, 1 usb flash drive and you can test a live linux distribution of your choice.

10 minutes, 2 downloads, 1 USB Flash Drive. Test PuppyLinux using a MS Windows computer.

How Can I test drive a Linux or BSD Distribution, starting from MS Windows and a USB Flash Drive?

Take 10 minutes, 2 downloads, 1 USB Flash Drive to create a bootable USB flash drive with PuppyLinux  Operating System from any version of MS Windows; Vista, XP, 7, 8   

1. First Download try with Slacko 6.3.2 Puppy Linux .ISO file   200 Megabyte download.Here is the download URL Link  http://slacko.eezy.xyz/download.php   32 bit or 64 bit your choice!
2.  Second Download , Rufus.exe the 1.5 Megabytge USB Writer program for MS Windows  http://rufus.akeo.ie
3. Optional USB Writer program Etcher,  70 Megabytes download for MS Windows, MAC OS, Linux.  URL Link  http://etcher.io Burn images to SD cards & USB drives, safe & easy.
4. Use Rufus.exe or  Etcher.io  to write / burn the .ISO file to a USB Flash Drive.
5. Leave the USB Flash drive inserted and reboot the computer.  The computer should boot from the USB Flash drive.  If not change the BIOS drive boot order to boot from a USB Flash Drive first, the CD-ROM second, and the hard drive third.