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How Do You Install An Operating System On A Flash Drive?

April 26, 2017Computers flash drive install linux operating operating system SYSTEMS

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How Do You Install An Operating System On A Flash Drive?

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Having an operating system on a flash drive is handy. With a flash drive OS, you carry your own system from computer to computer so you don’t have to rely on other people’s systems. You can also recover files from damaged systems, test hardware, and give demonstrations of Linux. Installing Linux on a flash drive is a piece of cake. Several Linux distributions have been packaged to make them easy to install from any Windows computer. This article explains how to install SLAX Linux, a Slackware derivative. SLAX is recommended because it works on any USB drive greater than 256 MB and is easy to expand with office and other programs. Visit Pendrivelinux.com (see Resources) and follow the link to download the USB version of SLAX. It will be named something like “slax-6.x.x.x.tar.” Navigate to the slax-6.x.x.x.tar file you just downloaded. Using a program like 7-zip, WinRAR or IZArc, unzip the file to the root of your USB drive. Your USB drive should now contain two folders, “slax” and “boot