Embracing Linux: Bootable USB Drive
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2016
- How to create a bootable USB drive containing Linux Mint, so that you can try out Linux without installing it on your computer.
Linux Mint is available from: www.linuxmint.com/
You can find out how I got on in my Linux Mint week experiment in my video diary here: • Embracing Linux: Mint ...
The Universal USB Installer shown in the video is available from:
www.pendrivelinux.com/universa...
This video is a follow-up to my video on the “Future for Windows 7 Users”: • The Future for Windows...
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When downloading I recommend finding a mirror in a time zone that is 2 to 3 am. The site will be less congested and your download will be much faster.
Excellent tip. :)
Wow that's very smart.
Or you can use torrent
thanks :D
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I love this guy. I always imagine that I'm learning computers from C-3PO.
You made me laughing all the day
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lol for you LuLz
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I was stupid forgot my password. I appreciate any tricks you can give me!
In a nice way, I agree😉
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I really like your videos, they are intuitive, professional and friendly. I wish a lot of other channels were this comfortable to watch.
Thanks.
i suppose that I've already said this before: YOUR "explanations" are pretty instructive, almost complete and very helpful. Thanks a lot.
Many thanks for this tutorial especially that little program Pendrivelinux advisory and tutorial on the use of. Totally surprised at the ease of use and power of the USB pen drive creator. Thank you so much.
The instructions in your video were so clear and concise, I was actually able to do this. Thank you!
Great to hear!
good luck on your linux mint week, it drove me up the wall, but everything worked as it should
It’s very interesting seeing your first interaction with Mint knowing how much you like it now. I have it on my dual boot because I like its Grub menu. Also, although I don’t usually like excessive amounts of programs, it’s very useful when the WiFi isn’t the best in cottages in Scotland land Wales.
Hehe! I love the delivery of the instructions in the video, I find it funny and very informative at the same time.
Greetings from Florida Chirs!! Never posted a comment before but I have watch all your posts. I cannot wait to watch your account of the first week using the Linux Mint. Your report will help me and many others struggling with the same dilemma.
Many thanks for this -- and in particular, thanks for watching. My rather long Linux Week video diary posts tomorrow . . .
I have been using this boot process for years... it is really awesome... glad u made a video about this and shared.. :)
Looking forward to hearing how you get on with Linux, I've been tempted numerous times but just haven't got around to it!
same
Thanks for your work - Very easy to follow and an engaging style!
Absolutely brilliant, couldn't have been made clearer, thx.
great video. Love how you got it to work on the Surface too :)
Thank you for a step by step process, love your work
I love linux, own a raspberry pi 2 and more! Thank you for this video! It has helped so much!
I've been running Linux exclusively at home for 10 years plus now, and Mint, in one form or another, for most of that. My main machine is currently running 17.3 Rosa (haven't seen the need or a good reason to update it to 18, yet), with Cinnamon.
Running Linux on the Surface was interesting, not so much that it was so easy to do (although I have been led to believe that the major modern Linux distros are supposed to support UEFI booting), I was more impressed that the touch screen worked "out of the box", with no need for configuring ...
Wow! Fourth video I watched and the only one that helped! Thank you! Thank you!
Very cool video! Last time I used Linux was about 12 years ago on an AMD Athlon XP-m with debian. And back then it was all command line, loading different kernels and loading the proper modules and drivers for your setup then compiling. It was not easy at all. I'm gonna have to try out this usb thing and I might have to get back to my idea to build a steam box. I've got a few components laying around so for a relatively small amount I can get that thing running. I gave up on the idea because adding $100 for an OS was impractical.
Thanks lot for this manual, it is really helpful!
Excellent video. I wish I had seen this video in April. Back in early May, I switched to Linux using the same method you used, but I had a few hiccups and had to learn everything the hard way. I used a program called "Rufus" instead of "Pendrive." I have no idea which works the best. However, once you have Linux Mint running there is a pre-installed tool for making USB sticks. It is under the Accessories Menu in Linux Mint. Also, there is a program easy to install via the terminal: sudo apt install gnome-boxes. Gnome-Boxes is a really awesome tool for testing distros. It cuts down on all that stuff you showed in the video. It is super easy to use, and every distro should come with it, and probably will in the future. I used Linux Mint for about a month, and after testing other distros, I found that one of the fun things about Linux is called distro-hopping. It is so easy to load a new distro, that you can easily hop around when you get bored with one. Ubuntu Gnome is a good one to play with after using Linux Mint. People who are intimidated by Linux might want to try ChaletOS or ElementaryOS. Windows users are going to be disappointed with the games on Linux, but that is going to change in the coming years. The free games that work well are: Aisleriot Solitare, Gnome Mahjongg, Taquin, Tetravex, Supertux, ExtremeTuxRacer, Neverball, NavalBattle, and Kapman.
Hey Chris, I have been using Linux Mint for about 3 years now. Dumped MS Windows all together. Love it and have no intentions of go back. Great video, cheers mate.
Thank you after all these years, worked perfectly on my old HP laptop...
I beg to differ! The correct statement should be: If you've gone to Windows 10, you're probably MORE interested in Linux.
relatable
I thank you for showing us how to boot from the USB drive to install and run Linux or another operating system from that drive instead of Windows.
Hi Professor, I think you are going to love Linux Mint Cinnamon. I have been using it for the past two years and it's free to use. Thanks again.
Had a dabble with Linux mint myself last year and was also impressed. Your video will be a great starting point for many people. One thing did catch me out when searching for files was a simple search for "*.jpg" returned no results even though there were many files on the HDD. You may wish to cover searching in your next video? Finally the latest version of RemixOS is definitely worth a look as it now has a true 'windows' feel. keep the great videos flowing....
Congrats on your journey with linux !
i really like the way he explains ,thanks a lot
Just did this to use with an older Nettop computer that had become painfully slow due to Windows bloat. WOW! What a difference! I may have to scrap Windows altogether on this machine, and install Linux Mint permanently.
Thank you VERY MUCH for this video!
Thank you so much, Chris!
Great video, keep them coming!
Very good, I follow your videos every Sunday! Greetings from Brazil, thanks
Thanks very much Guv! Explained a lot!
This is just where I was looking for. I have to create a bootable usb linux with citrix receiver installed on it for speeding up boottime of old pc's that only have to connect to a Citrix environment. That saves licenses of windows and anti virus scanners.... Thanks for this helpfull video.
Nice video. Hope your experiment went well! It's also interesting to note the Linux family tree here, too... So Mint is based on Ubuntu, which in turn is based on Debian.
VirtualBox within Windows is also a useful way to try out various Linux distros.
You will want to show getting the boot order sorted out. This is a big stick in the mud by default which usually puts HD boot in first of the list. I change the order on all of my computers to
First device : Usb
Second device: CD/DVD
Third device: HD
That way to boot on HD I just need to have no bootable media in the usb or disc drives and it will follow through to boot on HD. If I want to boot to another, I just put in the media and turn it on.
To set boot options you need to know what the button is that you need to repeatedly tap during startup in that narrow window of time from power on to the first screen. Different computers use different keys.
Very good tutorial, thank you!
Thanks for info and have a great day
Well Explained sir. I loved the detail.
Been looking forward 2 this!
Excellent! And the story continues next week . . .
This is quite useful. Thanks!
this was very helpful and so indepth, I can't wait to try it out on my own now.
Good Luck! :)
ExplainingComputers hey i tried to do this on my Asus but I can't get it to work from the thumb drive. I can't get it to work on my Samsung computer either, they are both 64bit windows 7, F2 isn't an option for settings on my Asus either for some reason
Despite being a machine-code programmer many years ago, I've taken a step back over the past few years and I've become quite the Linux-phobe - even though I embrace open-source stuff. Your presentation of showing step-by-step gives me a lot of confidence to give Linux a serious go - especially when you consider it's a pluggable solution. For me, there's no better content- creator on RUclips; thanks for your time and efforts to share and educate. I'm also looking forward to seeing how you get on hooking up to the Internet and a printer in Linux - these have been my bugbears in Linux over the years. Have a great week!
Thanks Kevin. :)
It's funny you mention having problems with printers on Linux. I had the exact opposite issue.
When I updated my Win 7 machine to Win 10, both of my (ageing) printers became defunct. Neither Canon or HP offered Win 10 drivers for my printers. So I booted into Ubuntu and both printers were automatically supported and printed just fine.
Linux desktop OS is not what it used to be. :)
You're absoutely right. Linux has evolved amazingly. Not before I threw a printer and computer out of a 6th floor window out of frustration that I needed to print something important and everything technological FUBAR'd right at that important moment. I'm expecting to be pleasantly surprised as Chris B has arleady rode the road ahead for us 'newbies' and more experienced alike.
Hi Kevin, I shall write a more detailed reply to Christopher soon, but addressing your comment about printers. My Opensue Leap 42.1 distro worked "out of the box" with all my hardware, including printing, however the scanning function didn't work, given a bit of time I'm sure I could of got it working BUT there are many ways to skin a cat. I simply fired up my Android (Linux based coincidentally) 'phone and connected to me printer that way.
Thanks for the comment, gartennelke! I love how Christopher's EC community is so helpful, positive and involved! It also appears that the Linux community is also getting stronger and more inclusive which can only be great news all round! Thanks for coming forward, guys! ;-)
Great tutorial video! thank you for sharing!
Thank you for this video , it hints me of an idea
Hi, another great video! I will be trying this out too, and of course watching your vids, thanks.
YES my ego!
thanks for this video... very informative
Tanks for sharing. It's been a while since you did a Linux video. The lattePanda and Rasberry Pi are very interesting too but I would like to see you complete this playlist some time soon.
Yes, I will get back to Linux -- promise!
Can't wait!
That was excellent. You do it well. I've made the USB as per your instrutions, I shall now try installing it on an old PC, I'll let you know how it goes.
Good luck!
Hi Chris, i have been using Linux full time since 2008, and playing around with it since before the beginning of the century, and it has come on in leaps and bounds from the old days of bad audio and wireless, as of now most modern distro's will do everything you need to, even video and audio editing without any problem, yes the secure boot thing used to be a bit of a bummer a few years ago but that has been mostly sorted via lots of stuff.
Yes the free thing is always a good thing but finding the right distro for your needs may take a bit of time, but in general anything buntu based will be great for anyone new to Linux, but experiment for a bit, as you may find something better suited to your needs, like your channel and keep it up....nice...
great video sir... i will try this os after your feedback and experience about it in next video
I'm a massive Linux Mint fan, I;m a Windows domain admin by day, and a Linux guy by night. I don't want to sit there and make things work, because I do that all day, so coming home to Linux Mint is always really nice. I can't wait to see how you fare :)
It was a very interesting week -- just ended yesterday. Video now is post for next Sunday. :)
You should do a video on how you record the screens of the computers you use, like what software and or hardware you use. Also great videos!
Great Video...Many thanks!!!
absolutely brilliant!!!!
Booting from CD is very useful!! My hard drive recently started failing its' Lunch class and I had to remove it from my PC. Of course now I know with this CD that only the Hard Drive was failing, and likely none of my more expensive components are dead.
Thank you , for the video it really helped me .
Glad it helped
Awesome video!
...love those Voyager Vega's, I actually have one of these on my keychain that plugs into my fast Dual Sport motorcycle and has been driven off road and on for many thousands of hours and the drive just keeps on working! BTW, Linux Mint 17.3 x64 KDE works so very well on most hardware from new to old! I'm currently testing Linux Mint 18 x64 KDE beta and though it looks very different from the previous version, everything is in the right place and for the most part, it is very fast and pleasing to use... I have also tested LM 18 x64 Cinnamon which I found VERY fast but also not as intuitive as the KDE version as well as a little odd behaving at times...
sounds great for a tiny usb flash drive, how long exactly have u been using that voyager vega? any issues since you bought it?
Thanks for your video..help me very much..
nice review cheers
Love my, Linux mint 19. I always hated windows after watch your video now I have Linux mint
Thanks for sharing. Your video has opened up a BRAVE NEW WORLD and the whole experience was a self-sufficiency lesson for me. My 8 year old Samsung i7 laptop ceased functioning due to a corrupted Windows 7 OS. So I followed your video and created a bootable Linux USB flash using my wife's machine. When I plugged the bootable USB flash back into my very dead i7 laptop, Linux Cinnamon popped an "install" icon on the desktop, and offered to resuscitate my comatose laptop. I accepted and my old friend was reborn with no fuss at all, and in better shape than it has ever been.
It feels just like Brexit!!!!! Thanks to the cloud, all those warnings of doom and gloom when jettisoning the old system were debunked. I recovered my personal files from my main USB flash (Note: I had made weekly backups) and I'm back in business inside 24 hours from the disaster. OK, the Linux suite of supporting software, one on one, is not as slick as MS products but it gets the job done quicker and without the overheads, exactly like Ikea versus Baroque furniture.
Many, many thanks professor!
This is great feedback. Thanks for sharing here. :)
Great video.Keep it up.
there is a bit of a learning curve, but you will be able to run linux no problem...good luck, can't wait for review video, everyone lives Linux, either they love it, or love to hate it :)
I did the same procedure using Rufus in stead of Pendrivelinux. It worked quite well. The thing here is that not all computers are compatible with Linux OS. Ubuntu website has a list of compatible systems.
Great information & demo. Saved me time in trying to figure out which live distro to test next. Will you be doing an anti-virus software comparison/search for Linux systems? Thanks for the presentation.
Awesome I learned how boot up bios in Microsoft surface
I would recommend ,stating about the hash code for verifying the download integrety ,and what about the Boot priority, especially Win 10;You might give a future video on Win 10 Boot problems
Very clear, thanks, it might have been a good idea to mention that the BIOS/Boot sequence of older PC/Laptops may need to be changed to prioritize the USB drive as well.
I followed the instructions and changed the BIOS on an old Optiplex 520. But the files on the pen drive don't seem to be configured correctly as they won't "run" at bootup. I'll try building the pen drive again.
This video is helpful
You are very experienced with Linux and doing things I could never do with my Dell laptop which is just collecting dust now since the drive reported that it was full and said that I could not install anything else do to lack of space. The Dell people was no help with this problem and I don't use it any longer.
Ah yes, great video. All aboard the Linux train. Mint is truly fantastic.
:)
waiting for you ... to the next video :)
Brilliant, as I am a novice. Many thanks. Michael
Great
I love your videos
Thank you!
I switched from Windows to Ubuntu Mate about five months ago . I have had no problems at all (sorry one crash) and have found Linux easy to use. If you are looking for any type of software it's out there it's free and it works. if your stuck there is also lots of help available - with plenty of good advice available
Great video - you'll have no problems getting through your week.
many thanks for your hard work
This is a very useful video i just used a refresher course on booting to Linux via USB. it would be interesting to see how much Linux has advanced to now in 2021. i wonder if it easier to make the switch from Windows to Linux now? Windows has gotten even more irritating with its forced updating so using a controllable OS would be nice. Thanks for keeping this convenient on your web site.
Since Windows 10, I'm More interested in Linux
since windows and linux, i'm more interested in linux.
helpful vt thanks
Thanks for the video..
as a Linux user for over 2 years. Other than Autodesk i pretty much daily Ubuntu on my thinkpad. I love the lean-ness of the operating system.
For those who are interested in giving Linux a trial period, I recommend dedicating a whole spare drive to a proper Linux install rather than doing something like virtualization within your existing OS install - not only will the performance be better, but you will avoid the temptation of being able to jump out of your virtual machine into your familiar environment and thus speed the learning process by "jumping into the deep end" so to speak. I recently did this for a week with Manjaro Linux and I learned a lot in the process.
i had an older hp sff pc .i swapped the cpu for an old i7 i had hanging around -threw 16gb of ddr3 and a gtx1030 2gb card for it.fun little rig to toy with and watch movies on and other things.i still use windows ,but i'm throughly having fun playing around on linux .
LinuxMint running on a MicrosoftSurface :D
Good job :)
I hope to see more online lessons regarding the codes because according to what I have seen so far, Lunixs security and permissions are granted through issuing code lines, not a simple Graphical user interface, GUI
so we hope to learn more in the future....
Thanks for the time and effort my friend.
Best regards
More Linux Mint . . . in a few hours time!
Some desktops and PCs may not boot from USB without changing the system default in the BIOS. Some allow you to select which drive to boot from at boot-up, triggered by a function key. You usually get a very brief prompt on screen, if your machine has this option, telling you which key to press.
VERY GOOD CONTENT THANK YOU FOR SHARING
Nice thanks!
I've recently seen interest growing in Manjaro Linux.Might be worth taking a look if you haven't.
Love Linux Mint! Had it for four years now. And Libre Office does anything that Microbloat can do.
Some tips if you decide to do this:
1. Get a FAST USB Drive. Anything that's at least USB 3.0 should be OK, but it's not always the case. If the USB Drive is only 2.0 it will be dreadfully slow.
2. Don't move the OS Files in the USB. Even if you move them back to their original location it might not boot.
3. Always tick the format the drive option. It will delete all your files but you'll be sure that it works.
4. Always make a persistent file of a 200 megabytes or more. Helps a lot!
thanks for the advices👌🏻
ExplainingComputers
Awesome that you tried out Linux exclusively for some time.
If you have switched to Windows 10 you are MORE likely to be interested in Linux.
oh my god , this hits home ... I just got from 8.1 to 10 and my frustrations are enormous ... Everything laggs and sluggish mouse bug is unfixable. Since then I can't stop searching "linux" on youtube...
@@NadeUp Did u use a usb flash for full format and installation or you upgraded?
its tiring seeing all those unnecessary background programs...
Ditto. I didn't read the comments before posting
Win 10 isn't perfect but I'm so used to Windows and it's quirks that I like it, I guess because I grew up with it. But Linux is so damn appealing for so many reasons. With the right flavor and version, it's like an OS without the training wheels.
Hi Chris loved the video, and am a big fan of the work you do.
I have a fue suggestions though for others wanting to try this.
On windows 8-10 fast boot is turned on by default, so to get to bios you have to hold shift and hit restart, then hit shutdown on the following menu. This will make windows shut down fully and will run bios on next boot (if key prompt is hit).
I have also had alot of problems putting persistence on the USB keys (find they always corrupt), my solution was 2 USBs.
First one made as you (Chris) has done it (however without persistence), then run the install and pick the 2nd USB as the install location (make sure you have the right drive/usb letter, it wipes the drive/usb for the install). Follow the install instructions. You will now have a full Linux install on the 2nd USB, that will remember changes (with no chance of persistent memory corruption).
Only disadvantage is my method installs the drivers personal to the PC that is used to install the key on. Your new full install USB still works as an install key in other PC's (but with no persistence). However if you only want to try Linux on one PC without having to touch the main hard drive (or windows install), it gets round the corrupting persistence problems nicely.
Your first USB (the install key) you can then format to use as a USB again.
Love running a full install of Linux from USB and would encourage anyone who has problems with persistence to try my fix.
p.s. Sorry this comment is so long, and thank you to anyone that took the time to read it.
A very helpful comment. It is great how you and others are sharing experience here. :)
Thank you very much. :)
nice and easy showup how to to, thx. i have try to live without windows. but at the end.....i have all my games on steam and they run only on windows.
How interesting I am actually running linux mint on my desktop pc however it will take a lot of getting used to after running windows for 20 years.
You failed to mention about changing the boot sequence in the bios but I had an idea what to do.
As you said it has no idea about resolution and so far no way to change it that I can see.
An interesting experience but never going to be any use to me because my photo and video editors etc don't wotk in here and its all too much for an oldie like me to learn at once.
Thanks for teaching me how to do it though.
Loved the video. One thing I would like to see you cover is setting up some kind of server, either with windows server or some form of linux. I would love to get a second hand server to play around with running virtual machines and storage space. Could make for some interesting videos.
Good idea for a video, or few! Noted -- though my slate if getting rather full. But a server video I have to do at some point. :)
epic! looking forward to it. And thank you for the reply
Any OS can be set up to be servers. As far as virtualized servers? I'm pretty sure certain corporate IT departments are already doing that. For example? unRAID is designed pretty much for virtualization.
I have had set up a cloud storage server with Debian (Raspbian) on a RPi once - it works but it's slow considering it was a single-core machine.