The most popular Linux distribution since 2011, computed by the page-hit rankings at Distrowatch, has been Linux Mint. Mint's popularity follows from its ease of installation and its shallow learning curve — and because it is based on the long-term support release of Ubuntu, which provides stability and support.
Use a Linux Mint USB drive as a way of testing Linux Mint to see if it is suitable for your needs. If you like it, the live file system on the Linux USB device supports installation to your hard drive, or even dual booting of Linux Mint and Windows 8 and 10.
USB Redirector for Linux can be installed in three modes: USB server mode. When installed in this mode, USB Redirector allows to share your USB devices for access on remote computers with Linux or Windows operating systems; USB client mode. When installed in this mode, USB Redirecror allows you to connect remote USB devices that were shared on remote computers with Linux or Windows operating systems. Feb 16, 2019 Windows users can install the following Linux distros to the USB stick from within a Windows environment; Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu (since v8.10) Fedora (since v8) Knoppix (since v5.1) SLAX (since v6) PCLinuxOS MiniMe (since v2008) 4. Non-Windows users may have to use a PC with a CD or DVD drive then install Linux to the USB stick.
Before PCs shipped with Unified Extensible Firmware Interface technology, spinning up a blank Linux CD, DVD, or USB drive was straightforward, as was booting with the media you created. Modern PCs with UEFI — because it's a security layer that modern PCs use to protect the operating system's communications with your PC's hardware — require a few extra steps to work correctly with Linux USBs.
What You Will Need
To create a UEFI-bootable Linux Mint USB drive, you'll need:
The disc image (a single large file with a name ending in .ISO) represents a direct copy of what the contents of a CD would be, if a CD with Linux Mint were ripped to a single file. For that reason, you need a tool like Win32 Disk Imager, which executes ISO-to-USB for your Linux USB.
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Create the Linux Mint USB DriveFormat a USB Drive
Prepare the drive to accept the ISO-to-USB Linux transfer.
Write Linux Mint Image to the USB Drive
After the USB drive has been formatted, transfer the ISO file to it.
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Turn Off Fast Boot![]()
To boot a UEFI-bootable Ubuntu-based USB drive (like Linux Mint), you must turn off Fast Startupfrom within Windows.
If the box is grayed out, enable it by clicking the link at the top that reads, Change settings that are currently unavailable.
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Boot From a UEFI-Bootable Linux Mint USB Drive
After you've disabled fast-startup mode in Windows, reboot your PC.
If you don't see the blue UEFI screen to choose to boot from EFI, try rebooting your PC and forcing it to boot from the USB drive during system start-up. Different manufacturers require different keypresses to access this start-up customization feature:
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Writing a Live System to Disk
After you've launched Linux Mint from USB and have explored the live file system, you can either continue to use the USB drive to launch a Linux session when you need it, or you can use Mint's own tools to transfer the Linux operating system to your PC's hard drive.
When you install to hard disk, the bootloader automatically addresses UEFI compatibility on your behalf. You do not need to keep Fast Startup disabled in Windows to dual-boot into a Linux Mint system.
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