No USB Boot option in the BIOS? Use PloPįor full instructions click here. The Live DVD/USB image will boot into the desktop automatically, there is no need to login manually. Terminal Command: sudo dd if= of=/dev/sda bs=4M
Open a terminal in that directory and type the following:
Open a folder and make sure you are in the directory that the iso file is in. media/jerry/STUFF in the Mounted on column. To find out the letter of your USB stick, open a terminal and type: df -h It is usually listed as /media/yourusername/ or similar.īe very careful to make sure you choose the right drive letter, as you can see in the Filesystem column, my device is /dev/sda1 anotherĬlue is the value in the Size column, here it is shown as 7.6G. You can use Etcher as mentioned above to write the Linux Lite ISO image to a USB. Writing the Linux Lite ISO to USB in Linux and OSX (see above, the process is similar) Writing the Linux Lite ISO to USB on Linux (see above, the process is similar)Įtcher allows you to create a bootable Live USB drive. A 4x or 6x speed is recommended if you have it. Greatly reduce the risk of your burn becoming corrupt as can sometimes happen. Place a blank DVD in your DVD drive, open up the program, select the ISO file that you want to burn.
Here is some free DVD burning software for you to select from: Writing the Linux Lite ISO to a DVD on Windows These instructions are generic for Windows, Linux and Mac OS. Wait for the entire procedure including validation to complete. Click on Select Image and select the Linux Lite downloaded image/ISO, click on Open. You MUST format the entire USB drive to Fat32 before proceeding.
Insert a 4Gb or larger USB stick into your PC. This is not a recommendation, it is necessary. You must use Etcher to write the Linux Lite image/ISO to a USB drive. Writing the Linux Lite ISO to a USB on Windows
Keys vary from one manufacturer to the next, so refer to your user manual if you are not sure how to access the settings. Typically there will be one or two special keys that can be pressed during initial power-up of theĬomputer (before an operating system starts booting) that will allow you access to either the BIOS Settings/Startup Menu or a separate Boot Menu.
Once you have your bootable media created, you may need to access your computer's BIOS settings to set the boot order for bootingĬD/DVD/USB's first (before the hard drive). Reliable method to create a bootable USB when using a Linux system, or OSX. If burning to a USB stick, we have also listed a free program that we recommend for doing that in Windows or a Below are listed three free Windows programs that willĮnable you to do that. To create a bootable DVD, you need to burn the ISO as an "image" to the DVD. To install Linux Lite you will need to download the ISO file, then create either a bootable DVD or USB stick from the ISO.