Although you can create a bootable flash drive using a number of command line methods in Linux, the simplest technique uses Windows. (I realize that it might sound like heresy to suggest making a Linux boot from Windows, but most users interested in a Live USB implementation of Linux probably run Windows.) Follow these steps to create a bootable flash drive:
1. Go to http://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator and download the liveusb-creator program.
2. Install the liveusb-creator program.
3. Open the folder where liveusb-creator was installed.
4. Double-click the liveusb-creator program to run it.
5. Under Target Device, select the flash drive.
6. Choose where the image (the ISO file) will come from.
If you have a slow Internet connection, you can have one Live CD from which you pull the ISO file. If you have a faster Internet connection, use the download option to access a current ISO file.
If you have a slow Internet connection, you can have one Live CD from which you pull the ISO file. If you have a faster Internet connection, use the download option to access a current ISO file.
7. Set the Persistent Storage amount.
This is the amount of storage space allocated to the installation that will always be available. I suggest a value of at least 300MB for the average user. (I don’t know why this defaults to 0MB.)
This is the amount of storage space allocated to the installation that will always be available. I suggest a value of at least 300MB for the average user. (I don’t know why this defaults to 0MB.)
8. Click the Create Live USB button and sit back.
You can watch the progress. Be prepared to wait ten minutes for the process to complete. Two folders are created on the drive: syslinux (less than 7MB and responsible for the booting) and LiveOS (the size depends on your storage setting).
You can watch the progress. Be prepared to wait ten minutes for the process to complete. Two folders are created on the drive: syslinux (less than 7MB and responsible for the booting) and LiveOS (the size depends on your storage setting).
9. Close the application and test the newly created bootable drive.
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