Creating Linux Lite 2.0 bootable USB from iso

[bfb]

I needed to install unetbootin 608 from the ppa here
http://www.sysads.co.uk/2014/06/install-unetbootin-608-ubuntu-14-04/

the version 603 in the standard repository wouldn't make a bootable usb stick

[Wirezfree]

Hi,

Out of curiosity... I'm posting this from a USB Stick install.
I booted my Laptop with 2 X USB sticks, 1 "Live" and 1 8GB empty.
I did a normal install, Selected "Other" and selected the empty 8GB one to install to,
remembering to select it for Boot Loader.

It took just over an hour to install to USB stick, and then do the LL "updates"
It works fine, but is sluggish on some things.

Disk space after Install and LL Updates:

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dave@hp-usb:~$ df -h
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdb1       7.3G  3.4G  3.6G  49% /
none                 4.0K         0  4.0K    0% /sys/fs/cgroup
udev                 7.8G   4.0K  7.8G    1% /dev
tmpfs                1.6G  1.3M  1.6G   1% /run
none                 5.0M        0  5.0M   0% /run/lock
none                 7.8G    76K  7.8G   1% /run/shm
none               100M    24K 100M   1% /run/user

Disk space after Install/LL Updates and Restricted Extras:

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dave@hp-usb:~$ df -h
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdb1       7.3G  3.5G  3.4G  51% /
none                 4.0K        0   4.0K   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
udev                 7.8G    12K  7.8G   1% /dev
tmpfs                1.6G  1.3M  1.6G   1% /run
none                 5.0M        0  5.0M   0% /run/lock
none                 7.8G    76K  7.8G   1% /run/shm
none               100M    24K 100M   1% /run/user

So for a full install with only updates to USB stick, 4GB leaves you little to play with
Dave

[delmar]

I have been using UNetbootin  on Windows to burn my ISOs. Doing it in LL look pretty self explanatory, and exciting. Freedom from Windows is a good thing!

[gold_finger]

P.s.  If you're planning to make live USB from a Windows machine, download UNetbootin program from their site.  If doing it from a Linux Lite computer, just open a terminal and enter this command to install it:

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sudo apt-get install unetbootin

I have much to  learn here, but that is going to be one of the next things I try! Thanks!

delmar,

Let us know if you have any problems or further questions.  UNetbootin process is relatively simple.  To make live LL USB, download the LL ISO file to your computer first.  Plug in your target USB stick ahead of time, and make sure it is mounted (in Linux) before you start UNetbootin program.  If using from Windows, download UNetbootin program to Windows machine, install it, then start program.  If on a Linux machine, use command given above to install it and it will show up under Menu -> System -> UNetbootin for use.    You'll see something like this:



Select "Diskimage", then hit the "..." button to navigate your file system to select the downloaded ISO file to be used.  If you want to use "persistence" feature, fill-in up to 4096MB (4GB) in the box for that.  (If using a 4GB USB and not sure how much room will be left for persistence, just fill in 4096 and it will automatically use whatever is left - approx. 3250MB - after installing the ISO.)  Make sure the USB you want to install to is correctly selected, then hit "OK" to create the live USB.  Process may take 5-10 minutes to complete.  Using persistence will increase the creation time a bit and there may be points during process that program appears to be stalled out -- it's not, so just be patient and let it finish.  When complete it will tell you it's done.

When you boot from USB, you need to change BIOS to boot computer from USB instead of the hard drive.  When it boots, you'll see a UNetbootin menu with "Default" pre-selected and a 10 second countdown.  Just leave it on "Default" and wait.  After 10 second countdown done, it will start booting but may appear to stall out for another 10 seconds.  Just continue to wait and it should start up.  If doesn't start after waiting 30 seconds then something went wrong.  Reboot and try again -- sometimes it's finicky and a few attempts are necessary.

Good luck.

[delmar]

P.s.  If you're planning to make live USB from a Windows machine, download UNetbootin program from their site.  If doing it from a Linux Lite computer, just open a terminal and enter this command to install it:

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sudo apt-get install unetbootin

I have much to  learn here, but that is going to be one of the next things I try! Thanks!

[shengchieh]

It is how big the iso is, not the hard drive after installation.  The installer unpacks alot.
This is true for other linux distro iso.  For most distros, I find 1GB more than enough.
Less than a decade ago, most distros fit on a CD.   Nowaday, most >>> lightweight <<<
distros easily fit on a 1GB stick.

Nowaday, most distros fits on a DVD - my DVD takes 4.7 GB.  So 8GB is more than enough.

Sheng-Chieh

[moldor]

What is the minimum size usb stick one can get away with to create a bootable  ll2.0 from the iso.  Thanks.

I have it booting from a 2Gb MicroSD card on an Acer C7 Chromebook and it works perfectly.

[TMG1961]

I use multisystem for creating bootable usb stick and got LL2 on a 4GB stick along with clonezilla

[gold_finger]

If making a "live" USB with UNetbootin or similar, 1GB will work because the LL 2.0 ISO file is only 700MB.  You'd even have room for a small persistence file on 1GB USB.  However, I don't think 1GB USB's are even sold anymore so any USB sold these days will work.  Basically when making a live USB use the size of the ISO file as a guide for how big it needs to be.  The standard max size for a persistence file (if desired) is 4GB.  (There are ways around that limit, but won't get into that.)  If want a live USB with max of 4GB persistence, just add total size of ISO file plus 4GB for persistence file to get minimum size of USB necessary.

If doing a full installation to the USB stick (as you would to a hard drive), then 8GB would be minimum but that would leave very little room for expansion.  16GB or larger would be better.

P.s.  If you're planning to make live USB from a Windows machine, download UNetbootin program from their site.  If doing it from a Linux Lite computer, just open a terminal and enter this command to install it:

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sudo apt-get install unetbootin

[rokytnji]

bootable  ll2.0 from the iso.

If you mean live usb with Unetbootin. A 2 gig stick is fine. If talking live persistence like I ran on mine at one time.
A 4 gig stick will do just fine.

[Wirezfree]

Unless they make them in odd sizes.!!! 8GB
If I do a

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df -hOn this PC it shows me I have used 4.8GB,
I have \swap on a separate partition,
and have only installed updates and a couple of small progs

Dave

[newtusmaximus]

What is the minimum size usb stick one can get away with to create a bootable  ll2.0 from the iso.  Thanks.