Questions tagged [liveusb]
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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Error searching remote flathub: Can't find ref org.fedoraproject.MediaWriter
I'm trying to install Fedora Media Writer in Linux Mint 19.3.
I get:
Error searching remote flathub: Can't find ref org.fedoraproject.MediaWriter"
so I've tried:
$ flatpak remote-add --user --...
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BIOS works, but laptop is not booting. Just goes to a Lenovo logo or a blank screen on a Lenovo Ideapad 3 14ALC6 laptop
I have a Lenovo Ideapad 3 14ALC6 laptop that I bought listed with a defective SSD. When I got it, put in a new, working confirmed SSD, it still didn't work. After troubleshooting, here's where I'm at:
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Install Windows XP to an USB [duplicate]
Not like "Windows Setup" in that USB, I meant the live OS as I need a live recovery environment to fix my PC when it leads to trouble
https://archive.org/details/super-nano-xp
Here's the ...
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How do I reduce the space allocated for Persistent Storage on my Ubuntu Live USB?
I used Rufus to create a Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS Live USB with persistence. However, I allocated all of the remaining drive space for the Persistent Storage, thinking that it could be accessed and used as ...
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Why is a bootable USB not detected during boot? (Installed: Parrot OS, USB: Ultramarine Linux)
I created a bootable USB using rufus4.3 (build 2090) for Ultramarine Linux 38.
It is not being detected during startup, and I directly see the grub menu for the installed OS (Parrot 5.3).
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Unable to boot, bootable USB doesn’t show up
I am trying to make an old computer work again with Arch. I did install arch on it a long time ago but totally forgot what the set up was. Now I am trying to start over.
When I turn it on, it shows me ...
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VM, dual book + VM, or multiple machines?
I'm trying to configure my long term setup and have a menu of many devices, although most of them are older and have an issue or two.
Lenovo ThinkCentre M82 SFF
w/ Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570 CPU @ 3....
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Copied persistent live linux USB Stick does not work
I created with RUFUS tool on windows a persistent live linux usb stick with ubuntu 11.
Then I deleted some not necessary apps and added some new ones.
Then I did on a linux system(Debian) a diskdump ...
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Kali Linux Live USB space
I want to know, if i will make live kali persistence usb and put it into my laptop will it use hard drive memory? Because my 500 gb space is emtpy and want to make kali live usb to use that free ...
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Can I export bootable USB disks to ISO images?
I have several bootable USB flash drives lying around - some of them have Linux distros on them and others are Windows recovery drives. The thing is that the number of flash drives for these purposes ...
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Can a malware infect my main drive when I'm using a different OS on a external drive?
I've installed Linux Mint to an external drive to visit sites I find suspicious. My main drive has Windows 11 installed on it with a Microsoft account and a password. So my question is:
Can a malware ...
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Can I install Linux on a Macbook?
I would like to install Linux on a Macbook. There are several reasons for that: I like the design, keyboard, and tactile sensations Macbooks give, but I use Linux for both work and hobbies. So I'm ...
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Captured image from a Windows Installation Media using PowerISO contains "System Volume Information"
So, I have a modified Windows 11 Installation media flashed into my USB drive (actually just the vanilla Windows 11 ISO that I selected for no TPM/no SecureBoot/no RAM requirements using Rufus).
I ...
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How safe is it to install chrome OS flex in a usb without affecting your main system?
So I have windows 7 (Ik, I have ancient PC), I have installed Kali Linux through a bootable USB before. I installed chrome OS using their official site and following the instructions but my whole PC ...
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Linux or Windows on the go to change permissions
Can I boot into Linux or Windows on the go and change the permissions for one folder in Windows? Would those permissions be reflected on the OS once I booted as a normal user?
As it is I can't paste ...
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How to unlock drive that has been locked by Windows 10 fast start up from outside windows
I have been using this windows 10 laptop that used my credentials from my former workplace to log in (it's not a managed computer though). Today those credentials expired and I'm trying to access some ...
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SD card OS work environment useable on many machines
I am looking for a way set up an Windows 10 on an SD card, that I could use with different machines.
How I would like that to work:
SD card and all the data is securely encrypted
I plug it into a ...
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External SSD is recognize only with lsusb
I've an external SSD with an encrypted mx-linux-19-live on it. When i boot on it, it's ok; but when i am on my installed mx-linux system, i can't mount the usb drive.
lsusb diplay it : (device 009)
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Making a bootable usb that automatically moves files to windows, from the usb stick
The goal is to make a usb stick i can boot from. Once it boots, the files I put on the usb stick, when making it, are automatically transfered to the computer in questions windows partition.
I thought ...
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Toshiba Satellite L755 refuses to boot to USB
A relative loaned us a Toshiba L755 which was upgraded to Windows 10 home. I installed Ubuntu on it in a dual-boot configuration for some older relatives to use. Now that we are done with it, I have ...
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Is there a Windows live USB similar to Ubuntu Live USB?
I'd like to have a Windows live in my USB to use on public computers. I use Ubuntu Live USB but I'd prefer Windows. Any pointers?
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How to resize casper-rw from live CD?
Situation: Ubuntu booted from a live USB drive (specifically made with YUMI).
It has a persistent storage partition which is filled up. I'd like to increase said storage partition's size without ...
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Maximizing compatibility for bootable USB flash drive
I wish to have a set of bootable USB sticks in my EDC/travel kit. I have a small case in which I can carry a few tiny USB sticks. What configurations should I opt for in order to maximise ...
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save files to a non-persistent bootable drive
good morning / good evening everyone.
being a neophyte the question below might seem a bit obvious but I hope it will be useful to others as well.
in an USB I installed a Linux live distro (Kali Linux)...
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Is it possible to run Windows 10 entirely from a USB drive in 2021?
I am in a class that is requiring a "lockdown browser", which is a shame, but I am still really interested in the content of this class. But I do not have a Windows machine, and given ...
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I've made a 32GB Kali live boot on a 64GB usb but I can't see both partitions
When i plug in the USB I can only see and access the kali live boot partition and transfer files in and out like normal. But i want that partition to be hidden and the other 32GB partition to be ...
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Why doesn't my Compute Stick boot to a live USB?
I'm trying to boot a newer-generation Intel Compute Stick to a live persistent Linux USB stick so I can clone the Compute Stick's hard drive to an .img file for later use. I don't want to use ...
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How do I determine properties of disks from a live USB?
I'm currently using Clonezilla to restore previously-created disk images (Windows) to a variety of small computers - an Intel Compute Stick (two versions) and an Asus Vivo Stick. Obviously the image I ...
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Can't make a live USB using Linux subsystem
I'm trying to install Linux-lite
Tried Rufus but uefi option didn't show up in boot sequence.
So I thought I would use the dd command using Linux bash on Windows.
Obviously lsblk doesn't work
So I got ...
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Gparted: the boot texts appear but GUI does not
I had an issue with booting Windows10 cause somehow I lost all my partitions on the SSD where my windows was installed. I am trying to recover that using Gparted live USB. The boot process starts with ...
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FreeDOS Boot File - My BIOS Requires Exact File
Dell's Alienware BIOS requires that you specify an EXACT FILE before allowing you to add a bootable entry (what a pita, but that's a different matter). Anyhow, I don't know that much about the boot ...
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How to Create an ISO Capturing a Windows 10 Installation
I have installed and customized Windows 10 on my desktop computer. I want to create an ISO that captures this installation, including all its settings and installed software.
I plan to load this ISO ...
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Windows/Linux dual boot PC fails to boot after power cuts out when removing the Linux partition
I have a Windows PC, but I dual booted Manjaro (Linux) on it to speed up development. Now that I'm done, I want to remove Manjaro and return the PC. I deleted Manjaro partition, but we got a power cut ...
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USB stick with two partitions, one with a Debian image, won't boot
I have a 16 GB USB stick that I split into two partitions using gnome-disks. The first one is an NTFS partition that I use like a normal USB stick for storage. On the second one, I installed the ...
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USB flash drive not formatting
I'm currently trying to format a usb drive to be used as a Win10 home boot drive.
It has previously been a Fedora workstation and Fedora Server boot drive.
I used the DISKPART utility in the windows ...
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How to mount /run from a Linux live usb in order to chroot?
I have a system dual booted with Windows 10 and Linux on it for some reason I'm getting "You need to load the kernel first" error on the grub menu so someone has advised me to boot from a ...
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Can I use a bootable Ubuntu like a regular Ubuntu?
I need to do some cuda (gpu accelerated) computation with tools only available on linux.
I could install a second OS on my machine but since I've never done it I'm sure I'll just destroy my current ...
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LiveUsb - PfSense Installation on USB Key
Is it possible to install the PfSense software into a USB key, configure it through the computer and then plug it to the router ?
Might it work?
Please give me a concrete answer or maybe another idea.
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Does Windows/Linux running from USB leave traces on internal disks?
I am a person that is constantly on the move. Therefore, I usually carry USB sticks with operating systems that I can easily run without leaving any trace on the host system. Usually, I just run Linux ...
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How to prevent formatting a USB drive partition?
I have installed Ubuntu on my USB drive. Currently, it holds 4 partitions:
/dev/sda1 - fat32 mounted on /boot/efi
/dev/sda2 - swap
/dev/sda3 - ext4 mounted on /
/dev/sda4 - ntsf for working with ...
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How can I make an EXT4 ISO either from a bootable drive or from ISO9660?
I really need to be able to do at least one of two things:
Convert an ISO file which is in the ISO9660 format to an ISO that uses the EXT4 format.
Transform a bootable drive which is in EXT4 into an ...
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Triple boot Ubuntu, Kali and Tails from USB with persistent home directories
I would like to have a USB flash drive from which I can boot live systems of Ubuntu, Kali Linux and Tails OS with all of them having a persistent part, where I can save settings and files to. If it is ...
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How can I get Linux Live Kit to work?
I'm just testing Linux Live Kit to see how to get it to work. I'm doing this while running a Linux Mint 20 with Cinnamon ISO in live mode while in VirtualBox, which is also running on Linux Mint 20. ...
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How can I boot into a live stick out of a running linux?
I have problem that might be very rare. I want to boot into a live stick out of a running linux (Unbuntu in my case). Doing it the normal way, like rebooting and choosing the stick in the boot options ...
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Is it possible to make HD / SSD with Windows 10 from an old PC bootable on USB?
The motherboard of my laptop died, so I decided to buy a case for the SSD I had in that laptop.
That SSD has Windows 10 in it. I have opened it on another PC to retrieve my important files so now I'm ...
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Can a USB stick with malware/virus installed on it effect an unmounted drive?
Assuming I have a USB with virus/malware installed on it.
I want to to the following:
Boot my laptop via a live USB
Unmount the hard disk on which my normal OS is installed on (the only hard disk on ...
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Not able to boot from USB on Acer Aspire TC-895-UA92 Desktop, F12 not working (trying to install linux/ubuntu)
I want to install Linux/Ubuntu on this desktop but cannot boot from the USB to do so. I am not concerned about dual boot or partitions.
The Acer Aspire TC-895-UA92 Desktop is not booting from the USB....
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Debian live-boot squashfs file system discovery
I am building custom lightweight EFI only debian live-boot flash drive. I prepared debian filesystem using debootstrap with installing required packages. Then I packed filesystem to squashfs. I am ...
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Is it possible to use the second partition while Live USB is in use
Is it possible to use the second partition (storage) of a USB flash drive while the first partition containing a live OS (to be specific Linux Mint) is running?
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Unable to boot Windows 10 USB created with Rufus
I've read this post
I'm unable to boot my Windows 10 installer USB in UEFI mode?
The Windows 10 .iso file was obtained via the Windows MediaCreationTool and selecting the ISO file option.
These ...