Setting up your install media

Introduction to Linux(Linux 4 n00bs)

Create a bootable USB drive

• Insert a blank USB drive into your computer.

• To create a bootable USB drive the tool that I advocate using is the Universal USB Installer from www.pendrivelinux.com.

 Follow the above link for pendrive Linux and scroll half way down the page until you see the "Download UUI" link. Click on the download link and wait for the program to download.

• When the download has completed double click on the executable.

• When the license agreement screen appears read it and then click "I Agree" if you accept the license.

• Creating the drive is fairly straight forward.

• The first thing to do is choose your distribution of choice, in this case Debian, from the dropdown list.

• Click on the "Browse" button. Find the downloaded Debian ISO.

• Select your chosen USB drive letter and make sure that the "We will format" option is checked.

• At this point you can create the USB drive so that it persists data. This makes it possible to install software when using the live Debian version and it will still be available the next time you boot from the USB drive.

• Click "Create" to continue.

• A summary screen will tell you what is about to happen.

 Basically your USB drive is about to be completely wiped and Debian is about to be installed as a live image to it.

 If you are happy to continue click "Yes".

• You will now see a progress bar showing how far through the process the installer is and how long it is expected to last.