Having recorded a distribution on an external medium, you can install a new OS or test its work in Live-mode.
To launch Linux on your computer without any virtual machines, you will need a bootable flash drive. For this task, a carrier with a volume of 4 GB is suitable for this task. All data will be erased from it, so pre-copy the necessary files somewhere else. After that, use our instructions.
1. Download the ISO-image
To create a bootable flash drive you will need one of the Linux distributions. They spread in the image format ISO disk. So that you do not puzzle, on which distribution to dwell, we have collected proven options.
As an example, take Ubuntu because of its popularity, but for other Linux, actions are identical. Open Ubuntu, go to the download section and click on the green button to download the ISO-file of the system. If the developer offers to download ISO through a torrent, take this opportunity. So it will come out faster.
2. Write the image for the carrier
Actions will vary slightly depending on the operating system of your computer.
Windows
Perhaps the perfect tool for recording loading ISO files for flash drives in Windows is Rufus. The program is speed and can work even without installation.
- Download Rufus from the official site, install and run. Or just open it without installation if you choose a portable version.
- Indicate the carrier to which you need to write the image. If one flash drive is inserted into the computer, then Rufus will choose it by default.
- Select the downloaded image of ISO. Most likely, he will be in the “loading” folder. Do not touch other parameters for advanced users: Rufus knows what to do.
- Click on the “Start” button. If you need confirmation, click “Yes” and OK. And wait until Rufus finishes work.
MacOS
- Download the Balenaetcher application and move it to the program folder, then start.
- Click Select Image and specify ISO you downloaded.
- Click Select Target and select the desired medium.
- Now click Flash to start recording.
Perhaps you will need to enter the password of the MacOS super sexualizer. Do this and wait until the process is completed.
Linux
There are as many as three ways to create a loading flash drive on this OS.
Startup Disk Creator
This is a built -in tool for creating loading flash drives. He is in Ubuntu and many of its derivatives. The program can be found in the launch menu by the name “Creation of a boot disk” or Startup Disk Creator.
Open the application, press the “review” and indicate the desired ISO-image. Then select the carrier and click “Create a boot disk”. If necessary, enter your password for the Linux super sexualizer.
Etcher
Another option is the cross -platform etcher.
- Download the program from the official site, unpack the ZIP archive and run.
- Click FlaSF from File and specify ISO you downloaded.
- Click Select Target and select the desired medium.
- Click Flash to start recording.
- Enter the Superpolmer password if the system requests it and wait.
DD
This is the terminal team of Linux, working in all distributions. Useful if you want to quickly create a loading flash drive, without installing anything.
- Open the “terminal” and enter the LSBLK command. You will see the names of all your drives in the form of SDA1, SDA2, SDB1 and so on. Remember the name of the flash drive, for example SDB1.
- Enter the Sudo Umount /DEV /SDB1 command and superpoler password. This will turn off the flash drive, making it available for recording.
- Now enter the SUDO DD if = path/to/ubuntu command.ISO of =/DEV/SDB1 bs = 4m.
Instead of the path/to/image, substitute the address of the folder where the ISO-image lies. Or, in order not to get confused in the addresses, transfer the image to your home folder. If the file is called ubuntu-20.04.1-Desktop-AMD64.ISO, the team will look like this: Sudo DD if = Ubuntu-20.04.1-Desktop-AMD64.ISO of =/DEV/SDB1 bs = 4m.
Wait a few minutes. When a cursor and a report appear on the command line about how much data was copied, you can extract a flash drive.
3. Load the flash drive
Now you need to start Linux from the flash drive. Here’s how to do it:
- Insert the bootable carrier with Linux into the computer.
- Reload the device. When the computer begins to load again, press on the transition key to the BIOS settings. Usually it is F2, F8, F9 or F12 – depends on the equipment manufacturer. Most often, the desired key is displayed on the screen during the BIOS loading.
- In the BIOS menu, go to the Boot download section if the system has not redirected you there right away.
- Select your flash drive, save the settings and reboot.
After that, the computer should load from the selected flash drive.
To launch Linux on your computer without any virtual machines, you will need a bootable flash drive. For this task, a carrier with a volume of 4 GB is suitable for this task. All data will be erased from it, so pre-copy the necessary files somewhere else. After that, use our instructions.
1. Download the ISO-image
To create a bootable flash drive you will need one of the Linux distributions. They spread in the image format ISO disk. So that you do not puzzle, on which distribution to dwell, we have collected proven options.
As an example, take Ubuntu because of its popularity, but for other Linux, actions are identical. Open Ubuntu, go to the download section and click on the green button to download the ISO-file of the system. If the developer offers to download ISO through a torrent, take this opportunity. So it will come out faster.
2. Write the image for the carrier
Actions will vary slightly depending on the operating system of your computer.
Windows
Perhaps the perfect tool for recording loading ISO files for flash drives in Windows is Rufus. The program is speed and can work even without installation.
- Download Rufus from the official site, install and run. Or just open it without installation if you choose a portable version.
- Indicate the carrier to which you need to write the image. If one flash drive is inserted into the computer, then Rufus will choose it by default.
- Select the downloaded image of ISO. Most likely, he will be in the “loading” folder. Do not touch other parameters for advanced users: Rufus knows what to do.
- Click on the “Start” button. If you need confirmation, click “Yes” and OK. And wait until Rufus finishes work.
MacOS
- Download the Balenaetcher application and move it to the program folder, then start.
- Click Select Image and specify ISO you downloaded.
- Click Select Target and select the desired medium.
- Now click Flash to start recording.
Perhaps you will need to enter the password of the MacOS super sexualizer. Do this and wait until the process is completed.
Linux
There are as many as three ways to create a loading flash drive on this OS.
Startup Disk Creator
This is a built -in tool for creating loading flash drives. He is in Ubuntu and many of its derivatives. The program can be found in the launch menu by the name “Creation of a boot disk” or Startup Disk Creator.
Open the application, press the “review” and indicate the desired ISO-image. Then select the carrier and click “Create a boot disk”. If necessary, enter your password for the Linux super sexualizer.
Etcher
Another option is the cross -platform etcher.
- Download the program from the official site, unpack the ZIP archive and run.
- Click FlaSF from File and specify ISO you downloaded.
- Click Select Target and select the desired medium.
- Click Flash to start recording.
- Enter the Superpolmer password if the system requests it and wait.
DD
This is the terminal team of Linux, working in all distributions. Useful if you want to quickly create a loading flash drive, without installing anything.
- Open the “terminal” and enter the LSBLK command. You will see the names of all your drives in the form of SDA1, SDA2, SDB1 and so on. Remember the name of the flash drive, for example SDB1.
- Enter the Sudo Umount /DEV /SDB1 command and superpoler password. This will turn off the flash drive, making it available for recording.
- Now enter the SUDO DD if = path/to/ubuntu command.ISO of =/DEV/SDB1 bs = 4m.
Instead of the path/to/image, substitute the address of the folder where the ISO-image lies. Or, in order not to get confused in the addresses, transfer the image to your home folder. If the file is called ubuntu-20.04.1-Desktop-AMD64.ISO, the team will look like this: Sudo DD if = Ubuntu-20.04.1-Desktop-AMD64.ISO of =/DEV/SDB1 bs = 4m.
Wait a few minutes. When a cursor and a report appear on the command line about how much data was copied, you can extract a flash drive.
3. Load the flash drive
Now you need to start Linux from the flash drive. Here’s how to do it:
- Insert the bootable carrier with Linux into the computer.
- Reload the device. When the computer begins to load again, press on the transition key to the BIOS settings. Usually it is F2, F8, F9 or F12 – depends on the equipment manufacturer. Most often, the desired key is displayed on the screen during the BIOS loading.
- In the BIOS menu, go to the Boot download section if the system has not redirected you there right away.
- Select your flash drive, save the settings and reboot.
After that, the computer should load from the selected flash drive.