Friday, January 05, 2007
Boot Linux from a flash drive
Run Linux from a CD? How 20th-century. Now you can boot the Linux distro Knoppix right from your USB flash drive. A simple new tutorial shows you how.
All you need is a 1GB-or-larger flash drive, an HP drive-formatting utility, and the USB version of Knoppix. Links to the latter two downloads are included in the tutorial. The entire installation process requires just six steps; it's so easy even a Lifehacker editor can do it.
Alas, I had trouble getting the distro to run on my Dell Latitude. It seemed to load okay, but then I was faced with a blank screen. Still, this should work, and I'll definitely try it on some other machines. In the meantime, check out our other post on installing Linux on a flash drive, this one based on Damn Small Linux rather than Knoppix. — Rick Broida
All in One USB Knoppix 5.1.0 zip [Pendrivelinux.com]
(Via Lifehacker.)
