A bootable USB memory key is the best way to try
out or install Linux on a netbook without an optical drive but making one can
be tricky if you don't have access to a second computer with an optical drive.
The Universal USB Installer is the answer as it will create a bootable USB key
using the ISO file downloaded from the Linux website.
There is no installation required as the program
can be run directly from the download. You might want to make a note of where
you download the program so you don't lose it if you need it again.
Agree to the licence agreements and the main screen
will be displayed.
Select a version of Linux from the dropdown menu in
Step 1. There is a wide selection including the latest versions from Ubuntu,
Mint, Debian, Fedora, Opensuse and Puppy Linux. There are also entries for some
Linux based antivirus rescue tools from companies such as AVG, Avira,
Bitdefender, F-Secure and Kaspersky.
The second step is to locate the Linux ISO on your
computer. Universal USB Installer includes an option to download the ISO if you
don't already have it. This will start the download in your default browser.
Once the download has finished and the ISO file has
been selected, select the USB key you want to install Linux on in the Step 3
dropdown menu. Click on Create to make the bootable key. We suggest you
shouldn't have any files on the USB key before you start to avoid losing
anything important.
After the USB key has been selected you can choose
how much space to dedicated to persistent storage, that's a place to keep
documents on the USB key to use in more than one session. Once that's selected
click on Create and the USB memory key will be prepared for use.
There's not much else to say except to highlight
how helpful the ability to download the ISO images is. A real timesaver.
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