[nfbcs] Grub Question:

[John G Heim]

You should just put the CD into your Windows computer. Windows will 
almost certainly tell you what the disk label is and if we have that, 
we'll know what you've got. I'm betting on ubuntu. If not, grml.

On 08/18/2015 11:35 AM, Charles E. Black via nfbcs wrote:
> Gentlemen,
>
> I am very green when it comes to linux. This is what I have found out sense
> my last writing.
>
> To answer one question, I have a cd which Linux is supposed to run from.
> Unfortunately, I don't know what verssion of Linux is on it. The only thing
> in the readme file says is the backtrack verssion of Linux. I went out on
> the internet and found the backtrack security edition but didn't see any
> information about what flavor of Linux it was running under. The Grub loader
> is used to install whatever type of Linux it is, whether it be backtrack or
> whatever.
>
> I have been looking at vinux and reading the page related to that distro. I
> downloaded the vinux and am now getting ready to run it to obtain some
> experience with Linux. It has been 7 years sense I even looked at Linux and
> that seems like a lifetime.
>
> All of your help is appreciated. If Sina Bahram would contact me, that would
> be appreciated. My email is below. As to everyone else, keep the comments
> coming. You do not know how much help you guys are and we have to stick
> together if we want to be successful in this world.
>
> Charles E. Black
> charleseblack at att.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John G Heim via
> nfbcs
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 10:47 AM
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> Cc: John G Heim <jheim at math.wisc.edu>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Grub Question:
>
> 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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