Boot Your Linux Using USB Pendrive With Live Mode

Do you want to try another Linux operating system but you don’t want to install fully in your computer, right? Don’t worry, that’s why i have a solution for you that you can try a Linux operating system without full installation. It’s call “Live Mode”.

Before that, you must have a Linux ISO image (e.g. Ubuntu, Fedora) for inserting a file operating system to your USB pendrive.

For Windows user, you should use a software Universal USB Installer or UNetbootin. I prefer using software Universal USB Installer as experiment because it’s frequently up-to-date a list of operating system  and easy to use for Windows user. It’s already include an instruction how to set-up for your USB pendrive and download link file software. This is easy for you.

For Linux user, you should use a software UNetbootin. I use this software in Linux because the installation and the interface using this software should be easy. After you download, just follow these instruction:

1) Download a file software first with 2 methods:

i)  If you prefer with GUI, just download at http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/unetbootin-linux-latest with your web browser. Then locate it with cd (change directory) using terminal command line after you download:

cd /home/<your username>/Downloads     // Depending where do you save a file location

Or

ii) If you prefer with terminal command line, just write this command:

wget unetbootin.sourceforge.net/unetbootin-linux-latest

2) After you download it, then it’s time to setup using terminal command line (i tested in Ubuntu again):

chmod +x ./unetbootin-linux-*

sudo -i

apt-get install p7zip-full     // This is must be needed for extracting archive file type (especially for file .ISO)

./unetbootin-linux-*

Note:

- * is a version filename (e.g. unetbootin-linux-565)

- For command ./unetbootin-linux-* to execute application, you don’t have to do that again using command for execute application. Just double click icon “unetbootin-linux-*” after you execute command with chmod +x ./unetbootin-linux-*

Ta-da, this is interface Unetbootin in Linux:

UNetbootin Linux interface

Well, i think that’s enough from me. After you setup to your USB pendrive using this software, just set your system BIOS computer to boot it your USB pendrive and have a nice try.

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