The following tutorial explains how we were able to Run Damn Small Linux in Windows using Qemu Emulation technology. Damn Small Linux (DSL) is a tiny Linux Operating System created by John Andrews that is based on a Knoppix 2.4 Kernel. The main advantage of DSL is that it runs well on older and slower computers and will fit on even a 64MB USB flash drive or other portable device.
GalliumOS is often heralded as the best Linux distribution for Chromebooks and Chromeboxes. Designed specifically for ChromeOS devices, this lightweight operating system is optimized for performance, compatibility, and efficiency. By combining the speed of Xubuntu with Chromebook-specific tweaks, it offers a seamless experience for users looking to repurpose their Chromebook hardware.
How to Install Chrome on Linux: This guide explains how to easily install the Google Chrome browser on several popular Linux distributions, including CentOS, Ubuntu/Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, and Arch Linux.
Restore GRUB After Windows Install. When you install Windows alongside Linux, the Windows bootloader overwrites GRUB, preventing you from booting into Linux. This guide explains how to restore or repair GRUB and finally regain access to your Linux system.
Easily Boot Windows 11 from USB with a VHDx Image. Want to run Windows 11 from a USB drive, without installation? This guide shows you how to create a portable Windows setup using a Virtual Hard Disk (VHDx) file, so you can take Windows 10 or 11 anywhere. It’s the perfect Windows To Go alternative, allowing you to bypass system requirements and run Windows portably on any computer that supports USB booting.
Install Grub2 on USB from Windows: Need a reliable way to create a USB stick that boots from both BIOS and UEFI? In this guide we will show you how to install the Grub2 bootloader onto a USB flash drive directly from Windows. Using the grub-install.exe utility, you'll prepare a highly compatible bootable USB device.
XBOOT is a neat little Multiboot ISO USB Creator for Windows. Similar to YUMI, this Windows based application lets you create a Live Linux Multiboot Bootable USB. You can also use it to build a Multiboot ISO file containing several distributions, which can then be burned to a CD or DVD.
YUMI (Your USB Multiboot Installer) is a powerful multiboot USB boot tool that lets you build bootable flash drives for multiple operating systems. It works as a versatile USB Windows media creation tool or utility, enabling you to quickly create a custom USB drive packed with multiple ISO files and essential system utilities — making it easy for anyone to boot from USB and troubleshoot or install different OSes.
How to Create a Multisystem LiveUSB Flash Drive from Linux: Multisystem is a versatile tool designed to create Multiboot USB drives directly from Linux. Similar to the YUMI MultiBootISOs USB boot creator, it allows you to build a customized Multiboot USB flash drive with your preferred bootable Live Linux distributions. This guide provides step by step instructions on installing and using Multisystem while up and running from Ubuntu or another Debian based Operating System.
This guide walks you through how to run OpenMandriva Linux from a USB flash drive using tools like YUMI, Balena Etcher, or the dd command in Linux. With your portable Linux USB stick, you can try OpenMandriva Live or install it on your hard drive—no DVD required.
Create a Puppy Linux Live USB from Windows, Linux, or MacOS. In the following section, I will show you several methods to install, boot, and run a Live Puppy Linux system from a bootable USB flash drive. You can use the Universal USB Installer (UUI) from within Windows or the dd command from Linux or MacOS. Although packed with popular features, this Live Linux distribution aims to remain lightweight and small, allowing it to run exceptionally well on older computer hardware.
System Rescue (formerly known as System Rescue CD) is a Linux based live system toolkit designed for troubleshooting, repairing, and recovering computers. It’s primarily used to fix unbootable or damaged systems, helping users restore their operating system, filesystem, or hardware components after a system crash or failure.
Want to create a USB bootable Linux Mint with persistence? This guide shows you how to run Linux Mint directly from a USB drive and save your changes between sessions. You’ll also learn how to use that same drive to install Mint to your computer’s hard drive.
In the tutorial below, I’ll show you two ways to make a persistent Linux Mint USB using Windows: one with the YUMI multiboot tool, and one using the dd command. Let’s get started!
How to create a Lubuntu bootable USB flash thumb drive using Windows. Lubuntu Linux is essentially Ubuntu with an LXQt desktop environment. LXQt is a lightweight X11 desktop environment. It makes for an optimal Linux operating system choice for older or slower computers and netbooks because it requires less processing power and RAM.
Want to try a Live USB Kubuntu without installing it on your hard drive? A bootable USB lets you run Kubuntu in live mode, with the option to save changes if persistence is enabled. In this guide, we’ll show you how to create a live Kubuntu USB drive on Windows and Linux, using tools like YUMI, DD, Etcher, and Ventoy.
Create an Xubuntu Live Bootable USB flash drive with Windows. In the following section, I will show you a simple method to put Xubuntu on USB flash thumb drive using Windows and YUMI Multiboot USB Boot creation software. This process does allow for running the Xubuntu Live USB with persistence. Simply choose a persistent file size to use for storing changes during step 4.
Run Wolvix from a bootable USB flash drive: In the following section, I show you one way to quickly boot and run Wolvix Linux from a USB flash drive using YUMI. Wolvix is a Slackware based Linux distribution that was created by Kenneth 'Wolven' Granerud. It is derived from Slackware and the Linux Live scripts from (SLAX).
Run Ubuntu Server from USB; Easily create a Live USB Bootable Ubuntu Server using YUMI from within Windows. The following process covers one way to Install, Boot and Run Ubuntu Server from a USB Flash Drive. Upon completion, you can then use the portable version to Run Ubuntu Server Edition Live or install to an internal Hard Drive. This is very useful if your computer does not have a CD/DVD Drive, but can boot from a USB device.
How to Install Gentoo on USB: The following step-by-step guide explains how to create a Gentoo Live USB bootable flash drive using Windows, a Gentoo Live DVD, and the Universal USB Installer tool. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have a portable version of Gentoo Linux that you can boot directly from a USB drive.
How to Install WINE on Ubuntu and Run Windows Apps on Linux. Have you ever needed to run a Windows program on your Linux machine? WINE is a powerful compatibility layer that enables Linux users to seamlessly run Windows executable (.exe) files. By bridging the gap between Windows and Linux, WINE makes it possible to use essential Windows software, tools, and even some games directly from your Linux desktop.
Use the Linux persistent USB file creator to make a casper rw persistent file or writable persistence loop file for Ubuntu based distributions. Written for use from within Windows, this tool enables you to quickly create a loopback filesystem image to use for saving and restoring Ubuntu changes while booted from a live USB.
Create a USB Recovery Is Possible (RIP) Linux bootable flash drive using YUMI from within Windows. RIP Linux is a Slackware based distribution created by Kent Robotti. This well known distribution can be used for USB recovery and system maintenance.
How to Install SliTaz to a USB flash drive Using Windows. This tiny Linux distribution is a very fast running, free operating system that can be run entirely from system memory. Founded by Christian Lincoln, it remains one of the smallest portable Linux distributions available and can be stored and run directly from a bootable USB key or other removable storage media.
How to Install EasyPeasy to USB flash drive using Windows and the Universal USB Installer. Easy Peasy is a remix for Netbooks that is based on Ubuntu. It is an operating system optimized for netbooks.
Linux Live USB Creator, also known as LiLi USB Creator, is a powerful tool for creating bootable USB flash drives loaded with various Linux distributions. With it, users can easily install different Linux versions to a USB, resulting in a bootable Live USB with optional persistence. LiLi enables users to create a Linux bootable USB flash drive from an ISO image, CD, or IMG file. The utility can even download the ISO or IMG file for you.
How to Make a SLAX Bootable USB Drive: Running Linux from a USB drive provides flexibility, portability, and a great way to test or troubleshoot systems without altering your main hard drive. In this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn how to create a SLAX bootable USB using YUMI Multiboot USB Creator on Windows or via WINE on Linux.
Sharing Files Between Ubuntu and Windows. Need to transfer files between Linux and Windows using a bootable USB drive? By default, Ubuntu’s casper script mounts the USB drive as read-only for non-root users. This restriction prevents saving files to the USB when running Ubuntu live from a flash drive. However, with a simple file sharing tweak, you can enable full read/write access, allowing seamless file sharing across both systems.
How to Install MooLux Linux Live to a USB Flash Drive Using Windows: Looking for a portable Linux distribution that you can run from a USB stick? This tutorial will guide you through the step by step process of installing MooLux Linux Live to a USB flash drive using a Windows computer. This lightweight, Slackware based Linux distro runs the KDE desktop environment and comes preloaded with a suite of tools for programming, office productivity, multimedia, and more.
Create a xPUD Persistent USB Flash Drive from Windows. xPUD is an intuitive minimal Linux Operating system. It was created by Penk and functions like a Kiosk. It ships with the Firefox Browser, Gnome Media Player, Transmission Bit torrent Client, Geany Text Editor, Gpicview Picture Viewer, EPDFView and Xterm Terminal Emulator. More apps can be installed for other tasks.
Portable Ubuntu Remix for Windows (Pubuntu) is a project led by Claudio Cacsar Sánchez Tejeda, utilizing CoLinux (Cooperative Linux) to allow users to run a full Ubuntu Linux environment on top of Windows. CoLinux, a port of the Linux kernel, is an open-source virtual machine, which functions similarly to QEMU but is often praised for its superior performance.
The following tutorial explains how to create a larger casper-rw loop file (or writable file) for your Ubuntu based USB flash drive install. For example, on: Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Crunchbang, or Linux Mint. A larger casper-rw loop file is particularly useful for those who have performed a Linux install to a large thumb drive using a Windows USB tutorial and need more casper persistent storage space for saving changes. The default casper-rw loop file we used in the Windows USB installation tutorials is only 1GB.
This tutorial covers the process of installing CrunchBang Linux to a USB flash drive from within Windows. Originally based on Debian, this lightweight distribution featured the Openbox window manager along with GTK+ applications, offering a minimalistic and efficient computing experience.
UNetbootin: Create a Bootable Linux USB in Minutes. Short for Universal Netboot Installer, UNetbootin is a lightweight, open-source tool for quickly creating bootable Linux USB drives from ISO files—no CD or DVD required. Simply download the app, plug in a USB drive, select a distro or ISO, click OK, and you're good to go.
The following tutorial explains how to create a bootable gOS USB flash drive using Windows. You can use either the popular Universal USB Installer or the command-line utility dd for Windows to get the job done. Both methods allow you to run gOS directly from a USB flash drive.
How to Effortlessly Make a USB bootable KALI Linux with persistence using YUMI from within Windows. KALI Linux, based on Debian, is designed specifically for penetration testing. It includes a vast selection of security tools such as network analyzers, password crackers, wireless tools, and fuzzers, making it ideal for cybersecurity.
Accessing Linux Files from Windows (Linux to Windows File Sharing): How do I read Linux files from Windows or access files from Linux on Windows? The following section covers several methods that can be used to share files from Linux to Windows. This guide will help you access ext3 or ext2 partition data on Windows using tools and techniques tailored for seamless integration between the two operating systems.
How to Mount NTFS Partition in Linux to Access Windows Files. In this guide, I'll show you how to easily mount and access a Windows NTFS partition from a running Linux environment. Whether you need to repair a Windows system, recover files, or just share and access data in a dual-boot setup, knowing how to work with NTFS partitions on Linux can be invaluable.
Ophcrack is a free and open source Windows password recovery tool that uses rainbow tables for efficient password cracking. It can be used to recover lost Windows login passwords from older versions of Windows (XP, Vista, 7) by utilizing precomputed tables, making the process faster and more efficient. This guide will explain how to create a bootable USB drive with Ophcrack to recover forgotten passwords without needing to install the software on the target machine.
How to Easily Run ISO from Windows Without Rebooting: Running an ISO from Windows allows you to operate a separate operating system or bootable tool without restarting your computer. This guide covers how to use VirtualBox, VMware, Hyper-V, or QEMU to run a bootable ISO from a USB flash drive or local storage, all while continuing to work within an up and running Windows environment. This method is perfect for those who want to have both operating systems running simultaneously, eliminating the need to adjust BIOS or UEFI settings.
Making a Damn Small Linux Live USB (DSL). This is a revisit of my Windows DSL bootable USB installation tutorial: "Putting Damn Small Linux on a USB". Based on the 2.4 kernel, this tiny distribution is great to use for older and slower computers as well. It will fit and run on portable devices or thumb drives as small as 64 MB.