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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How to create VHD disk image from a Linux live system?
Once more, I have to resort at the experts here at SuperUser, as my other sources (mainly Google ;-)) didn't prove very helpful...
So basically, I would like to create a VHD image of a physical disk ...
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Should I format USB sticks and SD cards to FAT, FAT32, exFAT or NTFS? (Windows files, live Linux distributions)
Does it depend on the media size which one to chose or on some other parameters? On Windows 7, FAT16 is the default. In pendrivelinux.com's Universal USB Installer, FAT32. Which one should I ...
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Full Ubuntu Install on USB
I am trying to install Ubuntu 10.04 in a 16GB Verbatim USB flash drive so I can boot my computer from the usb and have a full ubuntu running (I also need an encrypted home folder). I just want to run ...
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Windows 10 non-persistent installation (live ISO)
We've got a Windows 10 installation running in an environment where it can occasionally lose power and restart.
However, this sometimes leads to corruption of files.
I've had a look at Windows "To-Go"...
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Create bootable ISO from Live USB
I have created a Ubuntu 11.04 Live USB with Unetbootin. I was wondering if it was possible to create a bootable iso from the usb stick.
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How to install FreeDos onto a USB stick?
The FreeDos project offers a number of downloads, but all of these contain an installer that tries to install FreeDos from an installation media onto the harddisk. Selecting the mobile stick as ...
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Cannot login to Kali Linux
I just created a Kali 1.0.6 live USB using a tool called "Mac Linux USB Loader" and everything seems fine up until the point where you are supposed to login.
At the login screen I'm greeted with the ...
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How can I create a Windows bootable USB stick using Ubuntu?
I have erased the entire HDD and I'm trying to install a dual boot of both Ubuntu and Windows.
First I made one bootable USB drive using an Ubuntu .iso file. I set the boot order in BIOS correctly. ...
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Can I move Linux from running on a USB to a hard drive partition?
I'm working on helping my brother with a project. He has been running Lubuntu Linux from a USB drive while he was setting up some server and web projects (proof of concept).
Now that he has the ...
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Linux USB Key - Only able to boot when formatted to FAT (Gigabyte motherboard)
I am able to a USB bootable memory stick (My motherboard is a Gigabyte EP31-DS3L see Fig 2) using either Universal USB Installer or unetbootin if I have formatted the drive before hand to FAT see Fig ...
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Is it possible to install software on Windows from a Linux live USB?
I do an awful lot of software installs in work (Microsoft Office, Norton, McAfee, etc.) on Windows 8 machines and having no real way to automate the process for a variety of machines.
Primarily I'm a ...
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Will the usb disk wear out when it is set to read-only
I'm aware that usbs' have a limited read/write cycles. What if, I put a whole linux installation, about 4Gb, on a usb and set the usb to read-only. Then set a ramfs for those apps that needed a ...
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How to safely install GNU/Linux distro on a Samsung UEFI enabled laptop
I have already bricked and replaced my Samsung Chronos Series 7 NP700Z3C laptop. I have discussed it in the following question:
Why does my Samsung Chronos 7 not boot anymore after installing Ubuntu?
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How to set up a Live CD or USB with GParted?
How do I set up a Live CD or a Live USB to run GParted?
Alternatively, how can I install GParted on my already set up Linux distribution?
This is a Q&A blog-like question to refer any questions ...
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Ubuntu live USB drive not recognized by mac
I created a USB drive of Ubuntu 10.4 desktop edition (64-bit) on a 13" macbook pro following the steps from http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download but when I restart the system and press ...
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Making my usb stick bootable
I am using unetbootin to load my Ubuntu ISO image onto my usb stick. I have formatted it as fat32 various times but I am still unable to boot from it.
Is there any option on the usb stick which makes ...
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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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Can I create a bootable Linux live USB flash drive using a Windows computer? [duplicate]
I have a rescued 2013 MacBook Air with a broken screen backlight due to a beverage spill and missing its internal SSD. I don't yet have any OS installed on it. I have access only to (32 bit) Windows ...
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How to make a bootable USB and install Windows 10 using only Linux?
So I want to make a dual boot installation with Windows 10 and Ubuntu. In order to do that, I need to install Windows 10 first. The problem is that when I create an installation USB with a Windows 10 ...
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