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MultiSystem Create a MultiBoot USB from Linux

Drag and Drop ISOs

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.

How to Create a Puppy Linux Live USB

Puppy Linux on USB

Create a Puppy Linux Live USB from Windows, Linux, or MacOS. In the following section I show you ways to install, boot and then run a Live Puppy Linux from a bootable USB flash drive using the Universal USB Installer (UUI) from within Windows or dd from within Linux or MacOS. Although cram packed with popular features, this Live Linux distribution aims to remain lightweight and small, allowing it to run very well on older computer hardware.

Make a GParted Live USB Bootable Flash Drive

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Easily Create a GParted Live USB flash drive from Windows using YUMI to perform the task. A popular graphical partition editor headed by Curtis Gedak, this free and powerful open source USB partition tool can be used to create, reorganize, and or delete disk partitions. Other notable features include the ability to create multiple partitions, enable or disable the boot flag, resize a partition, format a drive, and more.

Create a USB Bootable Linux Mint Flash Drive

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Make a USB Bootable Linux Mint Flash Drive with Persistence: Run Linux Mint from USB and also use it to install Linux Mint from USB to a hard drive. In the following tutorial, I cover one way to use YUMI to create your own portable version of this distribution from Windows. Additionally, I’ll include instructions for using the dd command to create a bootable USB with persistence.

Installing GRUB2 on USB from Linux

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How to Install Grub2 on USB from Linux to make a BIOS an UEFI bootable USB that can boot on all Machines. In the following tutorial, I'll show you one way of easily installing Grub2 Bootloader to a USB flash drive from an up and running Linux Operating Environment.

Create a Casper-RW Partition Larger than 4GB

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Create a Casper-RW Partition Larger than 4GB on Your USB Drive. This tutorial will guide you through the process of creating a writable casper-rw partition larger than 4GB on your USB flash drive.

Universal USB Installer: Bootable USB Software

Universal USB Installer

The Universal USB Installer (UUI) is a powerful bootable USB software tool for creating USB boot drives from ISO files. This versatile ISO to USB software makes it easy to Boot from USB. Create Live USBs for Linux distributions, Windows setup installers, antivirus tools, and system diagnostics utilities. Whether you need a multisystem Windows Media Creation Tool, a Live USB Linux installer, or an all in one PC diagnostic toolkit, UUI offers a reliable and flexible multiboot bootable USB creator solution.

How to Boot a USB Flash Drive in VirtualBox

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How to Boot a USB flash drive in VirtualBox. In this segment you will learn how to successfully boot a portable operating system from a USB flash drive or removable external hard drive while still running from within a Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X environment using vbox.

Easily Install Gentoo on USB from Windows

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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.

Make a Casper Persistent File from Windows

Casper Persistent File Creator

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.

Make an EasyPeasy USB from Windows

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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 (LiLi)

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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.

Windows USB Kiwi Linux Flash Drive creation

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How to Create a USB Kiwi Flash drive: In the following tutorial, I will explain how to quickly and easily install Kiwi Linux to a USB flash drive using Windows and UUI. Kiwi Linux is a minimal remix based on Ubuntu that includes Adobe Flash along with audio and video codecs for restricted formats and support for encrypted DVDs. This distribution is for English, Romanian, and Hungarian speaking users. This tutorial does support the persistence feature, enabling you to save and restore most of your changes on subsequent boots.

How to Resize casper-rw Partition Images

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How to Resize Casper-RW Partition Images. TopoResize is a free image resizing tool originally written by Chris Semler. Initially created to resize images containing an ext2 or ext3 file system within Windows (such as those found in Colinux), it can also be used to create a new filesystem image as well as shrink or enlarge existing persistent overlay images.

Make a Persistent Eeebuntu Bootable USB

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This tutorial will walk you through the process of creating a bootable, persistent USB drive for Eeebuntu, allowing you to save settings, files, and changes across sessions. Eeebuntu is a specialized, lightweight operating system based on Ubuntu, designed to optimize performance on Asus EeePC netbooks. With its tailored interface and low resource requirements, this small Linux distro is a great choice for users seeking an efficient, portable OS.

How to Create a Parted Magic Bootable USB

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In the following tutorial, I cover how to create a Parted Magic bootable USB flash drive from within Windows. This fully functional portable Operating System doubles as a disk management utility to help you perform disk editing, disk imaging, and partitioning tasks with ease.

What is Persistent Linux?

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Persistent Linux - What is it? After looking through some of the tutorials offered on Pen Drive Linux, you may be wondering what USB persistence means. So in the following segment, I will cover my understanding of persistence in relation to Linux, data storage and recovery on USB flash drives. In addition, I will try to explain some of the limitations of using a USB persistent overlay partition, image or other persistence file data storage structure.

Create a larger casper-rw loop file in Linux

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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 persistent storage space for saving changes. The default casper-rw loop file we used in the Windows USB installation tutorials is only 1GB.

UNetbootin: Create a Live Linux USB

UNetbootin Live USB Creation from an ISO

UNetbootin can be used to quickly create a Live Linux flash drive from an ISO file. There are versions of this cross platform Live bootable USB generation utility for Windows, Linux, and MacOS X. The fact that this bootable USB creator works with every operating system is a benefit. The following guide provides a comprehensive setup process across Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms, making it easy for users on any system to get started.

Make a gOS USB Flash Drive using Windows

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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.

Install Deb Packages with Dependencies

Install Deb Packages with Dependencies

How to Install deb Packages on Ubuntu or Debian Linux. Using Ubuntu or Debian and need to install a .deb file manually? While many applications can be installed directly from the repositories using tools like apt, aptitude, or Synaptic, you may occasionally download standalone .deb packages from developer websites or third party sources.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to manually install Debian packages (.deb files), handle dependencies, uninstall installed packages, and search for them using the terminal. This process works for both Debian and Ubuntu-based Linux systems.

Upgrade NVIDIA Drivers in Debian After Kernel Update

Reinstall Nvidia Drivers in Debian after kernel update

Upgrade or Reinstall NVIDIA Drivers in Debian After Kernel Update: After a recent kernel update in Debian, you might find that your system no longer boots into the graphical interface. This is a common issue when using proprietary NVIDIA drivers, as they’re tightly linked to the Linux kernel. When your boot screen hangs or you're stuck in a terminal only interface, it likely means you need to reinstall or recompile your NVIDIA drivers to match the updated kernel.

How to install Intel PRO ipw3945 wireless drivers

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The following tutorial covers the process of installing ipw3945 wireless drivers in Debian, Ubuntu or CentOS. Enabling you to get your Intel® PRO Wireless 3945ABG Wireless network card working in Debian or CentOS. The Intel® PRO Wireless 3945ABG network cards are older cards that were commonly used in various laptops ranging from HP to Dell.

How to install and enable Compiz in Debian

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Installing Compiz in Debian is a relatively simple process. It can be used to enhance the visual experience and usability of the Linux desktop environment. Probably one of the most popular effects is to create a Desktop Cube to navigate multiple screens or virtual desktops in a 3D space like shown in the Pendrivelinux homepage picture.

How to Remove Old Linux Kernels

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How to Remove Old Linux Kernels; At some point in time, almost every Linux user will have updated their kernel image. After you've used Linux with the new kernel image for a while and you're content that everything is working properly, you might want to remove the old Linux version or images that still reside on your system and appear as grub boot options.

Mouse pointer disappears after switching users

Fix Missing Mouse Pointer in Linux

Fix a Missing Mouse Pointer in Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, and Others): Has your mouse pointer disappeared in Linux after logging in, switching users, or waking from suspend? If you’re still able to move the mouse but just can’t see the cursor on screen, the issue likely lies with your video card driver, especially if you’re using the nv NVIDIA driver.

How to Fix Compiz Missing Title Bar

The following explains how to fix the Compiz missing title bar problem in Ubuntu. If you've been toying around with Ubuntu and have enabled Desktop Effects "Compiz", you might notice that the title bar or window decorations have disappeared. This is a fairly common problem amongst systems using ATI or Nvidia video cards and commonly occurs after switching to a higher resolution.

How to Upgrade Debian Versions

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How to Upgrade Debian Versions (Step-by-Step Guide): Looking to upgrade your Debian Linux system to the latest stable release? You’re not alone! One of our subscribers recently asked, "How can I upgrade to a newer Debian version without reinstalling the OS?" The good news is, if you're using a full local installation of Debian (on a desktop or server), upgrading to a newer release is easier than you might think.

How to Add User to Sudoers File or Wheel Group

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Adding a user to the sudoers file or group is an essential step for granting administrative (root) privileges on a Linux system. In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to safely give a user sudo access using the visudo command, the recommended way to manage sudo permissions. Whether you're using Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch, or another distribution, we’ve got you covered with instructions tailored for each one.

Open Files as Root via Right Mouse Click

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How to easily add a context menu item that enables a Linux user to open files as root or administrator via right mouse click when browsing a file system. This feature allows the user to navigate their file system and open or edit any file or directory as the root user or admin of the system. It is a great solution for those that are not completely comfortable using terminal commands.

Accessing Linux Files from Windows

Access Linux files from Windows with explore2fs

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.

Mount NTFS Partition in Linux: Access Windows Files

Mounting NTFS in Linux

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.

Grub Error 21 after full install to USB hard drive

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Help, I'm getting a GRUB Error 21 after a Ubuntu USB Hard Drive Install. We recently received an inquiry from someone who experienced a GRUB Error 21 after attempting to install Ubuntu on an external USB hard drive.

Create Your Own Live Linux Distro

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Easily Create Your Own Live Linux distro, remix or spin; Creating your own custom Live Linux distro and resulting ISO file is not overly complicated. However, there are many different approaches depending mainly on which Linux base you decide to use. Many popular Linux distributions such as Knoppix, Ubuntu and DSL were originally based upon Debian.

What is the default root password?

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What is the default root password in Linux? Most Live Linux distributions are created without a root password. Before installation, the root account is inactive. This is particularly true with Debian and Ubuntu based Live distributions.

How to find your Linux Kernel Version

Check Linux Kernel Version

How to Check Your Linux Kernel Version: Wondering which Linux kernel version your system is running? Whether you're troubleshooting, installing new drivers, or verifying compatibility with a software package, knowing your exact kernel version can be crucial. Luckily, Linux provides multiple easy ways to find this information directly from the terminal.

How to Run ISO from Windows without Rebooting

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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.

Linux Filesystem Hierarchy: Directory Structure

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Linux Filesystem Hierarchy: Knowing the Directory Structure in Linux. Once you have migrated from Windows to Linux you may notice that the filesystem is not what you are accustomed to. Of the first things a new Linux user needs to understand is the inner workings of the file system hierarchy in Linux. Knowing this early on will help you to become oriented with and hopefully confident in navigating and using this directory structure.

How to Make a Damn Small Linux Live USB Drive

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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.