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Create Linux bootable pen drive/flash drive


This tutorial is useful to install Linux on system which don’t have CD drive. Some Laptops like asus eeepc, acer aspire one, hp mini etc don’t have CD-drive so there is only 2 way to install Linux either use external CD drive (expensive way) or Using Pen drive. So in this article i will tell you how to create bootable pen drive for Linux.

First you need 4 things

  1. System running windows xp
  2. 1gb Pen drive
  3. Unetbootin for windows
  4. Any linux ISO image you want to install

Then follow these steps

  1. Format Pen drive
  2. Run unetbootin
  3. Select Diskimage
  4. Browse location of Linux ISO image
  5. Click Ok ( wait for 1 to 5 minute)

unetbootin

Author: sunny Categories: Linux, Tips and Tricks Tags: ,
  1. August 17th, 2009 at 06:16 | #1

    Thanks for th tips

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