Some operating systems can be a pain in the rear to install if you don’t happen to have an optical disc drive for your computer. But if you’re trying to install most Linux-based operating ...

The guide requires a thumb drive of 256 MB or larger, but other than that it should work on most USB drives. Also, in order to run Linux from your USB drive, your BIOS will have to support booting ...

Install Ubuntu onto USB flash drive There are a lot of Linux distros to choose from, but in our example, we are going to install Ubuntu using a Windows machine.

If you just want to play with Linux for a bit and don't want to install it yet, that's finejust reboot your PC and remove the USB drive to boot back into Windows.

2. Insert a USB drive into your machine and open Rufus. 3. Select your USB drive using Device, and then click SELECT and select the Linux OS that you wish to install. In our case it was Ubuntu. 4.

You can also use this drive to rescue data from corrupt Windows systems. Here’s how to create a live USB stick of Linux distributions from Windows, macOS and Linux.

Burning a Live CD or USB Stick There are a few different methods for installing Linux on your computer, but generally, the most popular way is by downloading and burning a live CD (which has its ...

From the Hardware 2.0 mailbag: Can you install Ubuntu on a USB flash drive?Yes, yes you can. Here's how.