How To Download Linux To Flash Drive

The entire process can be classified into two broad phases.

How to download linux to flash drive. Now head on down to the following link to download the os. Empty usb flash drive of at least 16gb capacity where we will be installing the full ubuntu. This is normally a directory called downloads on your windows pc. Don t download the iso image directly to the usb stick. Activate the create a bootable disk using checkbox click the button to the right of it and select your downloaded iso file.

Click on this drop down list and chose the letter corresponding to your usb flash drive. Make sure to select the usb drive option. You may be told you need newer syslinux files. After selecting the usb drive option move over to the other drop down menu beside it that says drive. To put linux on a flash drive you will need to find a program that will take the iso file linux distro will download as a iso file and install it on a usb drive so you can boot from it.

And ubuntu is what we ll be installing in our flash drive. After completing the previous steps select create. Third select your usb flash drive letter. First we format and create partitions on the usb flash drive and in the next phase we will install ubuntu in it. Click on the big orange start download button to well start the download.

Take note of where your browser saves downloads. Second click browse and select the ubuntu iso file previously downloaded. Once you ve selected the correct options click the start button to begin creating the bootable drive. If using windows xp or vista download version 2 18 of rufus. Installing ubuntu on a usb flash drive.

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