On 12/10/2013 11:08 PM, tclug at freakzilla.com wrote: > > The device is probably /dev/dvd or /dev/sr0. > > You can tell what DVD size you need by looking at the file size for > that Ubuntu dist, but you can probably install from a USB drive. Saves > you a DVD. > > On Tue, 10 Dec 2013, Tom Poe wrote: > >> Hello: Have an old desktop with ubuntu 12.04 currently. Want to >> figure out what my dvd device is, and how big a dvd I need to burn >> ubuntu 12.10 to replace 12.04. Any advice appreciated. >> Tom >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > I get this line when I run: sudo lshw capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd I would like to figure out what dvd to buy, e.g., dvd +R or some other ? I plan to download .iso image from ubuntu web site, then burn that to a dvd, then insert in dvd drive, and start up with cdrom option. Does that make sense? Tom