How To Download Linux To Flash Drive

Click on this drop down list and chose the letter corresponding to your usb flash drive.

How to download linux to flash drive. Second click browse and select the ubuntu iso file previously downloaded. 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 selecting the usb drive option move over to the other drop down menu beside it that says drive. First we format and create partitions on the usb flash drive and in the next phase we will install ubuntu in it.

If using windows xp or vista download version 2 18 of rufus. Once you ve selected the correct options click the start button to begin creating the bootable drive. Click on the big orange start download button to well start the download. Now head on down to the following link to download the os. Installing ubuntu on a usb flash drive.

The entire process can be classified into two broad phases. Third select your usb flash drive letter. Take note of where your browser saves downloads. Beside the word type is a drop down menu with two options. Hard disk or usb drive.

After completing the previous steps select create. Activate the create a bootable disk using checkbox click the button to the right of it and select your downloaded iso file. Don t download the iso image directly to the usb stick. This is normally a directory called downloads on your windows pc. Make sure to select the usb drive option.

The computer is a dell xps 13 9343 i think this was the first xps 13. You may be told you need newer syslinux files. Phase 1 partitioning the usb. I have a san disk 16gb usb flash drive which i have installed a mint iso using yumi. First select ubuntu 11 10 from the distribution version drop down menu.