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How did you get Linux on a USB drive? That in itself is a PITA and an obstacle for me. Personally, I think having to specifically enable boot-from-USB in the B

How did you get Linux on a USB drive? That in itself is a PITA and an obstacle for me. Personally, I think having to specifically enable boot-from-USB in the BIOS is a very valuable security measure. However, I do support the ability of everyone to control their own PC.

w1ntermute 14y ago
It's not hard at all. In Ubuntu you can set up a live USB using the Ubuntu Live USB creator[0]. More directions in the Ubuntu docs[1]. On Windows, there's the LinuxLive USB Creator[2]. 0: https://launchpad.net/usb-creator https://launchpad.net/usb-creator 1: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick 2: http://www.linuxliveusb.com/ http://www.linuxliveusb.com/
- marshray 14y ago
  Yes, I know I can do it since I've done it before. I'm just saying I find it much more involved than changing a simple BIOS setting.
antidoh 14y ago
unetbootin is in the repositories.
- icebraining 14y ago
  This. It runs on the three main OSs and creates USB sticks for many distros, it's awesome.
gcb 14y ago
agreed. while this task is not hard, the rest may not go as planned. recently i just moved back to ubuntu instead of debian out of lazyness. tried to copy a bunch of images via dd, unetbootin, whatever method... but the debian installer (be it the disk, netboot, etc) always died trying to look for a cd rom instead. after some dozen tries (20min+ each) i just gave up and got the ubuntu iso and installed. sucks no to have to disable a bunch of proprietary and binary blob stuff, but at least that i can manage --differently from fixing the installer.
mediocregopher 14y ago
IIRC the Arch isos are set up such that you can literally dd them onto a usb drive and they're automatically bootable. Not sure if any other distros do this, but they ought to.
- simfoo 14y ago
  Keep in mind though that your mainboad must support USB-HDD mode for that to work. Many mainboards don't though, for these you need to install a bootloader on the plug.
jlgreco 14y ago
I have use this before: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB#Graphical_method:_using_liveusb-creator_.28Windows.2FFedora_only.29 http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB... Very simple.

w1ntermute 14y ago

It's not hard at all. In Ubuntu you can set up a live USB using the Ubuntu Live USB creator[0]. More directions in the Ubuntu docs[1]. On Windows, there's the LinuxLive USB Creator[2]. 0: https://launchpad.net/usb-creator https://launchpad.net/usb-creator 1: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick 2: http://www.linuxliveusb.com/ http://www.linuxliveusb.com/

marshray 14y ago
Yes, I know I can do it since I've done it before. I'm just saying I find it much more involved than changing a simple BIOS setting.

antidoh 14y ago

unetbootin is in the repositories.

icebraining 14y ago
This. It runs on the three main OSs and creates USB sticks for many distros, it's awesome.

gcb 14y ago

agreed. while this task is not hard, the rest may not go as planned. recently i just moved back to ubuntu instead of debian out of lazyness. tried to copy a bunch of images via dd, unetbootin, whatever method... but the debian installer (be it the disk, netboot, etc) always died trying to look for a cd rom instead. after some dozen tries (20min+ each) i just gave up and got the ubuntu iso and installed. sucks no to have to disable a bunch of proprietary and binary blob stuff, but at least that i can manage --differently from fixing the installer.

mediocregopher 14y ago

IIRC the Arch isos are set up such that you can literally dd them onto a usb drive and they're automatically bootable. Not sure if any other distros do this, but they ought to.

simfoo 14y ago
Keep in mind though that your mainboad must support USB-HDD mode for that to work. Many mainboards don't though, for these you need to install a bootloader on the plug.

jlgreco 14y ago

I have use this before: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB#Graphical_method:_using_liveusb-creator_.28Windows.2FFedora_only.29 http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB... Very simple.