[nfbcs] Grub Question:

[John G Heim]

I doubt an instructor would give a student a distro they had to install. 
That would be assuming each student has a computer they can devote 
entirely to the class. And to be practical, they'd really have to have a 
laptop they could devote to the class. Not too many people have an extra 
laptop sitting around. No instructor would assume that.

I think it has to be a live CD. We really need the OP to clear up what 
distro he has before we can give reasonable advice.

If I was teaching an ethical hacking course instead of messing around 
with CDs, I'd require each student to create their own bootable thumb 
drive.  After all, that would be an important part of the learning 
process for a hacker. I might not even care what operating system they 
used.

On 08/18/2015 09:31 AM, Jude DaShiell via nfbcs wrote:
> Grub is not a distro.  That is a boot loader.  If what you got was kali
> linux (I expect so given the number of security tools in that package)
> you'll probably need to install it on a hard drive.  When you boot the
> computer if your dvd is read you'll hear a short low beep.  Hit s then
> hit enter to start the install process.  Wait a few seconds then answer
> the questions you hear with the keyboard.  When finished, booting the
> hard drive brings up orca talking.
>
> On Mon, 17 Aug 2015, Charles E. Black via nfbcs wrote:
>
>> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 17:24:05
>> From: Charles E. Black via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Charles E. Black <charleseblack at att.net>
>> Subject: [nfbcs] Grub Question:
>>
>> Greetings:
>>
>>
>>
>> I am attending a Master's class on Ethical Hacking. They gave me a Linux
>> disk with the Grub distro. This disk contains different hacking tools
>> I will
>> be using throughout the class. Is there a way to make the Grub distro use
>> speech? Beyond, once I determine what tools there are, is there a way to
>> attack the linux problem? I know what linux is and I have looked at
>> Ubuntu,
>> a little. Now, I need to be more than a little familiar with linux.
>> Education will happen quickly. But, it will never happen if I don't
>> have a
>> functional verssion of linux. Can some make any suggestions?
>>
>>
>>
>> Charles Black
>>
>> charleseblack at att.net
>>
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