hello
i installed lmde on a hard drive and it went ok, sorta. the installer is difficult for
me.
is it possible to install lmde to a 8g usb stick and have it work like a hard drive install?
thank you
tim
usb hard drive
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timatao
usb hard drive
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Re: usb hard drive
You can dd the live image to a usb stick
But why would you want to install it to a usb stick when you have already installed to a HD?
But why would you want to install it to a usb stick when you have already installed to a HD?
Linux Mint 21.1 Cinnamon
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timatao
Re: usb hard drive
hello caf4926
ok, what is dd?
i want to run linux mint on a second machine.
timatao
ok, what is dd?
i want to run linux mint on a second machine.
timatao
Re: usb hard drive
Open a terminal and type: man dd
It will tell you some useful info there.
For Eg; let us imagine your usb device is sdc and your linux .iso is called 'image.iso'
as su -
you would do
This will create a bootable usb drive, like a cd really but they work much quicker.
It will tell you some useful info there.
For Eg; let us imagine your usb device is sdc and your linux .iso is called 'image.iso'
as su -
you would do
Code: Select all
dd if=image.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4M;syncLinux Mint 21.1 Cinnamon
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JasonLG
Re: usb hard drive
Yes.timatao wrote:hello
i installed lmde on a hard drive and it went ok, sorta. the installer is difficult for
me.
is it possible to install lmde to a 8g usb stick and have it work like a hard drive install?
thank you
tim
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=57079