ubuntu help

[forever21]

so i successfully installed ubuntu as my new os a week ago but then i wanted to shift into kali linux
i already search on net and followed the instruction on how to used virtual box but i think its failed i also tried the usb to boot it but when i tried to boot it on hdd usb on my nc10 its empty

any one can help me with this?

[bitsmichel]

You can burn an iso to a cd or create a usb disk drive. Open the bios when the pc starts, F2, F8 or F12 key.
Then change the boot order. Linux should then boot from the cd/usb

[Nik1ab]

You shouldn't use Ubuntu because of privacy issues.

[forever21]

You can burn an iso to a cd or create a usb disk drive. Open the bios when the pc starts, F2, F8 or F12 key.
Then change the boot order. Linux should then boot from the cd/usb

been done that but the usb is empty when i tried to use it to boot the kali linux

[forever21]

You shouldn't use Ubuntu because of privacy issues.

what should i do then? reformat it? but i dont have any back ups from y previous os as windows is making this old laptop work like a snail

[validium]

You shouldn't use Ubuntu because of privacy issues.

What privacy issues? An Ubuntu box is way better than a windows one in terms of privacy

[validium]

Try using this guide, easiest i could find:

https://forums.kali.org/showthread.php?18495-Kali-Linux-USB-Installation-using-LinuxLive-USB-Creator

[wunkbone]

You shouldn't use Ubuntu because of privacy issues.

What privacy issues are you referring to?

[forever21]

Try using this guide, easiest i could find:

https://forums.kali.org/showthread.php?18495-Kali-Linux-USB-Installation-using-LinuxLive-USB-Creator

thanks for this i am using the usb that i have used to install ubuntu on windows before is this ok? i already reformat this usb after using it on UNebooting will try this one and update you thanks again  

EDIT: is this working on ubuntu? or should i use the wine trick?

[commandrix]

You shouldn't use Ubuntu because of privacy issues.

Privacy issues? I am unaware of any and I'm kind of a Linux geek. (Of course, I use Linux Mint myself.)

As far as installing Virtual Box on an Ubuntu machine goes, here's a couple of decent tutorials:
http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch02.html#install-linux-host
http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/736984-install-linux-virtualbox-tips

[u9y42]

You shouldn't use Ubuntu because of privacy issues.

Privacy issues? I am unaware of any and I'm kind of a Linux geek. (Of course, I use Linux Mint myself.)
[...]

He's probably talking about the data leaks that are associated with Dash and the Amazon ads; basically, whatever you search for with it is sent over to whomever, Amazon in this case, but not necessarily only them.

For reference:
https://prism-break.org/en/categories/gnu-linux/#operating-systems - see the last comment, which is about Ubuntu
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/privacy-ubuntu-1210-amazon-ads-and-data-leaks

Unless you have opted out, we will also send your keystrokes as a search term to productsearch.ubuntu.com and selected third parties so that we may complement your search results with online search results from such third parties including: Facebook, Twitter, BBC and Amazon. Canonical and these selected third parties will collect your search terms and use them to provide you with search results while using Ubuntu.

So, if you're not already using it, you might want to switch to the Debian based Mint and avoid the Ubuntu one.

[forever21]

You shouldn't use Ubuntu because of privacy issues.

Privacy issues? I am unaware of any and I'm kind of a Linux geek. (Of course, I use Linux Mint myself.)

As far as installing Virtual Box on an Ubuntu machine goes, here's a couple of decent tutorials:
http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch02.html#install-linux-host
http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/736984-install-linux-virtualbox-tips

i have followed these
sudo dpkg -i VirtualBox-3.2_4.3.12_Ubuntu_raring_i386.deb
and then i got
dpkg: error processing archive VirtualBox-3.2_4.3.12_Ubuntu_raring_i386.deb (--install):
 cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:

i followed the first instruction like this one
sudo apt-get install dkms

am i missing something here?

[bitsmichel]

You shouldn't use Ubuntu because of privacy issues.

Privacy issues? I am unaware of any and I'm kind of a Linux geek. (Of course, I use Linux Mint myself.)

As far as installing Virtual Box on an Ubuntu machine goes, here's a couple of decent tutorials:
http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch02.html#install-linux-host
http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/736984-install-linux-virtualbox-tips

i have followed these
sudo dpkg -i VirtualBox-3.2_4.3.12_Ubuntu_raring_i386.deb
and then i got
dpkg: error processing archive VirtualBox-3.2_4.3.12_Ubuntu_raring_i386.deb (--install):
 cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:

i followed the first instruction like this one
sudo apt-get install dkms

am i missing something here?

Probably the auto-update in Ubuntu and the Unity searches being sent to Amazon.
Are you in the right directory? find out with 'pwd' and 'ls'. Either that or the package is not installed correctly.
You may want to try apt-get install virtualbox* or find a tar.gz archive

[validium]

You shouldn't use Ubuntu because of privacy issues.

Privacy issues? I am unaware of any and I'm kind of a Linux geek. (Of course, I use Linux Mint myself.)
[...]

He's probably talking about the data leaks that are associated with Dash and the Amazon ads; basically, whatever you search for with it is sent over to whomever, Amazon in this case, but not necessarily only them.

For reference:
https://prism-break.org/en/categories/gnu-linux/#operating-systems - see the last comment, which is about Ubuntu
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/privacy-ubuntu-1210-amazon-ads-and-data-leaks

Unless you have opted out, we will also send your keystrokes as a search term to productsearch.ubuntu.com and selected third parties so that we may complement your search results with online search results from such third parties including: Facebook, Twitter, BBC and Amazon. Canonical and these selected third parties will collect your search terms and use them to provide you with search results while using Ubuntu.

So, if you're not already using it, you might want to switch to the Debian based Mint and avoid the Ubuntu one.

Well its very easy to disable those searches:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/192269/how-can-i-remove-amazon-search-results-from-the-dash-or-disable-the-feature

[u9y42]

He's probably talking about the data leaks that are associated with Dash and the Amazon ads; basically, whatever you search for with it is sent over to whomever, Amazon in this case, but not necessarily only them.

For reference:
https://prism-break.org/en/categories/gnu-linux/#operating-systems - see the last comment, which is about Ubuntu
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/privacy-ubuntu-1210-amazon-ads-and-data-leaks

Unless you have opted out, we will also send your keystrokes as a search term to productsearch.ubuntu.com and selected third parties so that we may complement your search results with online search results from such third parties including: Facebook, Twitter, BBC and Amazon. Canonical and these selected third parties will collect your search terms and use them to provide you with search results while using Ubuntu.

So, if you're not already using it, you might want to switch to the Debian based Mint and avoid the Ubuntu one.

Well its very easy to disable those searches:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/192269/how-can-i-remove-amazon-search-results-from-the-dash-or-disable-the-feature

The problem is, that is the only reported placed in which the data leaks happen; but no one knows if that is the only place where they happen. By using Ubuntu, or any other distro that is based on it, you basically have to trust them that no more information about you is being collected and sent elsewhere.

The prism-break page has a link to the discussion page in which they go into more detail about it: https://github.com/nylira/prism-break/issues/334

[Nik1ab]

He's probably talking about the data leaks that are associated with Dash and the Amazon ads; basically, whatever you search for with it is sent over to whomever, Amazon in this case, but not necessarily only them.

For reference:
https://prism-break.org/en/categories/gnu-linux/#operating-systems - see the last comment, which is about Ubuntu
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/privacy-ubuntu-1210-amazon-ads-and-data-leaks

Unless you have opted out, we will also send your keystrokes as a search term to productsearch.ubuntu.com and selected third parties so that we may complement your search results with online search results from such third parties including: Facebook, Twitter, BBC and Amazon. Canonical and these selected third parties will collect your search terms and use them to provide you with search results while using Ubuntu.

So, if you're not already using it, you might want to switch to the Debian based Mint and avoid the Ubuntu one.

Well its very easy to disable those searches:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/192269/how-can-i-remove-amazon-search-results-from-the-dash-or-disable-the-feature

The problem is, that is the only reported placed in which the data leaks happen; but no one knows if that is the only place where they happen. By using Ubuntu, or any other distro that is based on it, you basically have to trust them that no more information about you is being collected and sent elsewhere.

The prism-break page has a link to the discussion page in which they go into more detail about it: https://github.com/nylira/prism-break/issues/334

Exactly. And by using open standards (such as arch linux), you don't have to trust anyone.