Installing Linux Mint 5 LTS into a Pen-Drive

Posted by Rakesh in Linux      2 comments

Mar
7

Linux Mint 5LTS codename “Elyssa” is a very convenient way to carry your Linux distro with you easily — just install it into a Pen-Drive.

Another advantage of a USB Pen-Drive Linux Mint is that it loads and runs ways faster than running from a LiveCD/DVD media.

Requirements and recipe:

1. 1 GB or larger USB Pendrive (rec. 2 GB or larger), formatted as FAT32

2. LinuxMint installer file LinuxMint-5-r1.iso residing on disk

3. UNetbootin http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ (download from here)

Note that Unetbootin isn’t available through Debian Lenny repos

After downloading unetbootin-linux-408,
open a terminal and become root

then copy it to /usr/bin

For me…

root:~# cp /home//Downloads/unetbootin-linux-408 /usr/bin/

If you get the error message ‘Permission denied’ while trying to run ‘unetbootin-linux-408′ like as mentioned below:

debian:~# unetbootin-linux-408
-su: /usr/bin/unetbootin-linux-408: Permission denied

It means you need to give executable permission to ‘unetbootin-linux-408′. So to make the file executable (chmod 755), type following command on your terminal (root)

root:~# chmod 755 /usr/bin/unetbootin-linux-408

Now exit the root login

root:~# exit
logout

Now run unetbootin-linux-408 from commandline

rakesh@debian:~$ unetbootin-linux-408

4. Insert you’re USB Pendrive

5. Start the UNetbootin (you will be prompted for your password)

6. Specify CD image (ISO) file to load LinuxMint-5-r1.iso (or download latest version of LinuxMint 8.0 Helena )

Once downloading is complete, it will be started extracting …

then installing…

Once installing is complete…

7. Reboot PC and select you’re USB Pendrive as first boot device (BIOS)

8. Select “Default” your newly installed Linux Mint to run

It is really that easy!

Enjoy LinuxMint on the USB Pendrive!

Linux Mint 5LTS codename “Elyssa” is a very convenient way to carry your Linux distro with you easily — just install it into a Pen-Drive.

Another advantage of a USB Pen-Drive Linux Mint is that it loads and runs ways faster than running from a LiveCD/DVD media.

Requirements and recipe:

1. 1 GB or larger USB Pendrive (rec. 2 GB or larger), formatted as FAT32

2. LinuxMint installer file LinuxMint-5-r1.iso residing on disk

3. UNetbootin http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ (download from here)

Note that Unetbootin isn’t available through Debian Lenny repos

After downloading unetbootin-linux-408,
open a terminal and become root

then copy it to /usr/bin

For me…

root:~# cp /home//Downloads/unetbootin-linux-408 /usr/bin/

If you get the error message ‘Permission denied’ while trying to run ‘unetbootin-linux-408′ like as mentioned below:

debian:~# unetbootin-linux-408
-su: /usr/bin/unetbootin-linux-408: Permission denied

It means you need to give executable permission to ‘unetbootin-linux-408′. So to make the file executable (chmod 755), type following command on your terminal (root)

root:~# chmod 755 /usr/bin/unetbootin-linux-408

Now exit the root login

root:~# exit
logout

Now run unetbootin-linux-408 from commandline

rakesh@debian:~$ unetbootin-linux-408

4. Insert you’re USB Pendrive

5. Start the UNetbootin (you will be prompted for your password)

6. Specify CD image (ISO) file to load LinuxMint-5-r1.iso (or download latest version of LinuxMint 8.0 Helena )

Once downloading is complete, it will be started extracting …

then installing…

Once installing is complete…

7. Reboot PC and select you’re USB Pendrive as first boot device (BIOS)

8. Select “Default” your newly installed Linux Mint to run

It is really that easy!

Enjoy LinuxMint on the USB Pendrive!

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