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Boot and Run Linux From A USB Flash Memory Stick

The document discusses how to install various Linux distributions onto a USB flash drive to create a portable Linux environment. It provides over 50 options for installing distributions from Windows or a running Linux live CD/DVD. It also discusses using virtualization software to run Linux distributions from within Windows without rebooting. The goal is to enable users to carry their operating system, files, settings and applications with them on a USB drive.

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Boot and Run Linux From A USB Flash Memory Stick

The document discusses how to install various Linux distributions onto a USB flash drive to create a portable Linux environment. It provides over 50 options for installing distributions from Windows or a running Linux live CD/DVD. It also discusses using virtualization software to run Linux distributions from within Windows without rebooting. The goal is to enable users to carry their operating system, files, settings and applications with them on a USB drive.

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Boot and run Linux from a USB flash

memory stick
Carry a Portable Linux version with you on a USB Flash Pen Drive. Easily bring your
portable desktop with you wherever you go.

NEW Boot and Run Pendrivelinux 2009 inside Windows!

USB Linux installation enables you to install a


Portable Linux operating system on a flash drive or USB key no larger than your thumb
(Thumb Drive). This portable Linux operating system can then be run from any computer
that can boot from a flash device, allowing you to bring your operating system, desktop,
applications, files, email, personal settings, favorites, games and more with you. It’s your
own personal operating system you can carry in your pocket. On Pendrivelinux.com, we
provide many simplified portable Linux flash drive installation tutorials. Making is easy for
anyone to install, boot and run Linux portably from a flash pen drive!

USB Linux Flash Drive Creation from within Windows:

 NEW Move a WUBI install to a USB Flash Drive


 NEW Put Gentoo 10.1 on a USB Flash Drive from Windows
 NEW Install Knoppix 6.2 to a USB Flash Drive using Windows
 NEW Put Linux Mint 8 on a USB Flash Drive from Windows
 Install RIP Linux to a USB Flash Drive from Windows
 Install SliTaz to a USB Flash Drive from Windows
 MultiBoot USB Boot Multiple ISO Files from USB
 Install Easy Peasy 1.5 to USB (Persistently save changes)
 Install Clonezilla on USB Flash Drive
 Boot an ISO from a USB Flash Drive
 Install Simply Mepis 8 to a USB Flash Drive in Windows
 Install Xubuntu 9.10 to a USB Flash Drive in Windows
 Install Kubuntu 9.10 to a Flash Drive from Windows
 Install Ubuntu 9.10 to a Flash Drive from Windows
 Install Kiwi Linux to a Flash Drive using Windows
 Install SLAX to a USB Flash Drive from Windows
 Put Debian Live to a Flash Drive using Windows
 Install Sugar on a Stick to a Flash Drive using Windows
 Install Eeebuntu to a Flash Drive using Windows
 Install Parted Magic to a USB Flash Drive using Windows
 Put MooLux Linux on a Flash Drive from Windows
 Install xPUD Linux to a USB Flash Drive using Windows
 Install CrunchBang Linux to a Flash Drive using Windows
 Install gOS to a USB Flash Drive using Windows
 Quick & Easy Pendrivelinux 2008 install to USB using Windows
 Install Fedora 9 10 11 to a Flash Drive in Windows
 Put Knoppix 5.3.1 Linux on a Flash Drive using Windows
 Install Damn Small Linux to a USB Stick using Windows
 Install BackTrack Linux to a USB Flash Drive using Windows
 Install CentOS to a Flash Thumb Drive using Windows
 Install MCNLive to a USB Flash Drive using Windows
 Ultimate Boot CD (UBCD) USB Flash Drive creation in Windows
 Put Ubuntu 9.04 NetBook Remix to a Flash Drive in Windows

USB Linux Flash Drive Creation from a running Live Linux CD:

 NEW Install Simply MEPIS 8 to a USB Key using the Live CD


 Install Linux Mint 7 to a Flash Drive using the Live CD
 Install Xubuntu 9.10 to a Flash Drive from the Linux CD
 Install Kubuntu 9.10 to a Flash Drive from the Linux CD
 Install Ubuntu 9.10 to a Flash Drive from the Linux CD
 Make a Linux Mint 6 KDE Flash Drive from Linux Live CD
 Install MoonOS LXDE to a Flash Drive using the Linux CD
 Install CrunchBang Linux to a Flash Drive from the Live CD
 Install Knoppix 6.0 Linux to a Flash Drive using the Live CD
 Put Knoppix Linux on a Flash Drive using the Live CD
 Create a Portable SUSE USB Flash Drive via the Live CD
 Install SUSE to a USB Hard Drive via the Linux Live CD
 Install gOS to a Flash Drive using the Live CD
 Install MCNLive to a USB Flash Drive using the Live CD
 Put NimbleX on a USB Flash Drive using the Live CD
 Install Puppy Linux to a Flash Drive via the Puppy CD

Virtual Machine Emulation (Running Linux Within Windows):

 NEW Run Linux from USB in Windows using Portable VirtualBox


 NEW Run Pendrivelinux 2009 from Windows without rebooting
 Run Damn Small Linux in Windows without rebooting
 Colinux Portable Ubuntu – Boot Ubuntu "Pubuntu" in Windows
 Run SLAX from Windows without rebooting
 Boot MCNLive from Windows without restarting
 Run Knoppix Linux from Windows without rebooting
 Boot Pendrivelinux 2008 natively or run inside Windows
 Run gOS from inside Windows without rebooting
 Run a Live Linux CD from Windows without rebooting
 Run a Live Linux ISO from Windows without rebooting

USB Creators that Install Multiple Linux Distros on USB

Linux Live USB Creator – Simple Live Linux USB Creation


Use UNetbootin to create a Live Linux USB from Windows
Use Fedora Live USB Creator to install Fedora or CentOS to USB
Notes: Perform the USB Boot Compatibility Test to ensure that your Computer is even
capable of booting from a Portable USB device.

Visit the USB Boot CD section if you have a computer with a BIOS that does not natively
support booting from a USB flash drive!

What is a USB Persistent Linux and what does USB Persistence mean?

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