copy dos files from linux to floppy

[Harold Hartley]

Edmund Laugasson wrote:
>> I seem to have tried and tried to copy a dos file from my linux to a 
>> floppy and not working. I've read the man and I'm still having trouble.
>> Could someone tell me what is the command to do this and do I need to be 
>> in root when I do this.
> 
> 
> Please install graphical frontend for mtools:
> 
> 1) enable universe repository
> If needed, see here:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu
> 
> 2) sudo apt-get update
> 
> 3) sudo apt-get install mtoolsfm
> 
> 4) run it using command MToolsFM (it is case sensitive)
> 
> MS-DOS floppy does not need to be mounted - it can be used without 
> mounting it. For that there is MToolsFM as graphical frontend and mtools 
> as command line program.
> 
> Packages:
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/warty/otherosfs/mtoolsfm - for Ubuntu 4.10
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/hoary/otherosfs/mtoolsfm - for Ubuntu 5.04
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/breezy/otherosfs/mtoolsfm - for Ubuntu 5.10
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper/otherosfs/mtoolsfm - for Ubuntu 6.06
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/edgy/otherosfs/mtoolsfm - for Ubuntu 6.10
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/otherosfs/mtoolsfm - for Ubuntu 7.04 
> (will be released on April of 2007)
> 
> For more information:
> http://www.core-coutainville.org/MToolsFM/ - main homepage
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> Edmund Laugasson
> 
Thank you
Harold