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    USB Bootable Fluxbuntu Install

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Amol, Jan 14, 2008.

  1. Amol

    Amol APH! NBR Reviewer

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    So I downloaded Fluxbuntu, and I'd like to make it bootable via USB. Anyone know how I'd go about doing that? Also why is it so hard to make a bootable USB stick for linux, compared to a CD? Like I can get a bootable CD if I just burn it. Why can't I have a bootable USB stick by running a .bat file (or something similar)? Just curious.
     
    Amol, Jan 14, 2008
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    Never done it, but there are instructions on the puppy linux site for booting from flash media...don't know how much applies
     
    theZoid, Jan 15, 2008
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    Isn't it similar to what you did in the past with your USB stick?
     
    John B, Jan 15, 2008
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  4. Amol

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    Yeah, but I found a premade script that would install boot partitions; it only worked with Linux Mint. All versions are so differently packaged =(

    I got tired of figuring out how to modify the .bat, so I got myself an external DVD burner, lol.
     
    Amol, Jan 15, 2008
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