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Linux on your USB thumb drive - why not?
Most people know that Linux can be installed in a USB thumb drive. But not many use it, why? Because many people think that it’s hard to install it in your USB. But it isn’t You don’t need to be a total Linux expert to get Linux installed in your USB thumb drive. I know it might surprise many of you, but all it takes is very few easy steps to have your own Linux installed USB drive.It’s really helpful to every one even for windows users.-SeeJay
1. Format your USB drive as FAT32 (FORMAT X: /fs:FAT32)
2. Download a zipped archive called syslinux
3. Unzip the archive to a directory in your hard drive
4. Go to the dos prompt and change to that directory
5. type syslinux X: (Where X is your usb drive)
6. Download the dsl-embedded.zip from a Damn Small Linux mirror site
7. Unzip the archive to a directory
8. Copy all the files from the DSL directory to the root of your usb drive
9. All done! now you can Restart and boot from your usb drive.
Transform your USB drive in to a Swiss army Knife by installing Linux on it. It’s the ultimate tool for recovering your lost OS, bypassing firewalls, recovering passwords and lots of cool things… Stay tuned for a post on “How to do everything with Ur Linux installed USB Drive”
