A Live USB is a USB flash drive designed to act like a Live CD. An operating system is installed to it and it may be booted, but it does not install itself on the computer's hard drive(s).
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Create bootable ubuntu usb for mac, or any pc
I've used Ubuntu live and the start up disk creator tool to create a bootable usb with ubuntu.
I used the start up disk tool and I first clicked erase, to clear the contents of the usb, and then ...
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Build a “live USB stick” image without actually using a stick
We're trying to build a customized installation stick for putting linux on our embedded product. We're wanting to build it from scratch every time -- that is, pull RPMs out of a (local) repository.
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Install key 3G Huawei E1752 in Debian
I have a PC without a CD ROM drive.
I have a connection with Orange 3G, using a Huawei E1752 device.
I want to install Debian on my hard drive from a 15BG USB Disk. I tried with Debian Live but that ...
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Error While Booting GRML
I'm dropped the 32-bit GRML ISO onto a 1GB thumb drive with the usual command:
dd if=grml_2010.12.iso of=/dev/USB_STICK
(of course, with the correct device). But, when I try to boot from it, it ...
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Installing FreeBSD from USB-Stick boots but later can't find the USB-Stick
When trying to install FreeBSD 8.2 from USB memory stick the kernel boots from the USB-Stick and the installer menus work and let me partition and everything.
However when it comes to actually ...
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Change /dev/sd* for USB Linux install?
I am trying to install Scientific Linux 6.1 (which is literally RedHat Enterprise Linux without the branding) by booting its installer from my USB drive.
The installer starts fine, but two things ...
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Bootable USB appearing as HDD not Removable Device
I have a unique problem with an older Toshiba satellite laptop that happens to be a LegacyFree laptop meaning you can't access the bios via the normal F2, Del, Esc, etc.
I can only select a boot ...
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Create Ubuntu USB-Installer from Debian
I have Debian Squeeze and want to create USB flash drive for install Ubuntu 11.04. I've already tried many ways:
boot.img.gz + mini.iso at drive's root + syslinux = installer "couldn't found ...
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Cloning a bootable USB stick to a different-size stick
HARDWARE: 2 8gb usb flash drives
DISTRO: xfce mint 9 persistent live cd
One usb flash drive has two partitions:
1) fat32 700MB Mint 9 partition
2) ext3 7.3GB casper-rw partition
GOAL:
I want to make ...
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Which Grub to use for a custom portable boot image?
I would like to make a bootable USB/Floopy/LiveCD with linux kernel and Grub.
After booting to that USB/Floopy/LiveCD using VirtualBox or directly, it will show my own customized Grub screen and then ...
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Linux on pendrive? Which distro to use?
Terms regarding the OS:
Must be installed on pendrive
It must contain software for office use
Need to save files, GUI settings on it (auto)
So I'm not searching for a LiveCD.
What could be the ...
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Easily updatable troubleshooting LiveUSB distro
I need easily updatable troubleshooting LiveUSB distro. By troubleshooting I mean that it should not have nothing fancy (X is used o display gparted etc.) but should have access to file ...
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How to install from a Linux live CD that does not support installing?
I tried out the linuX-gamers live DVD and like it so much that I want to have it as the main operating system on my desktop. The FAQ says:
Can I install or copy the medium to my hard disk?
No, ...
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What Linux distro would you recommend for a big all-purpose LiveUSB?
I am about to buy a 2TB hard drive to have all my scrap in one place. I will split it to some partitions one to store my data, and others to store OS distros and bootable OSes like WinPE and Linux.
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Multiple liveCDs on one USB
Is there an easy way to install multiple liveCDs ont a USB drive? Specifically kubuntu and arch. I'm just wondering if there's an easy way to do this since both distros include their own boot loader ...
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How does Ubuntu lock my Live USB?
I notice that, after booting from my Live USB (with Ubuntu inside) and shutdown, I won't be able to boot it again, unless I unplug the USB and plug it in again.
Is this a side-effect of something, or ...
