Hello there, how to install zorin os on a 16g usb?
I installed it, but it won't boot. So, i wiped the drive and I'm ready to reinstall it, if you have advices, please tell me. (on UEFI)
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here is the info found on the forum:
How to install and use Zorin through USB
I’d like to share my beginner experience doing this. I’m no expert, just did it this way and it worked for me. I was a complete Linux novice before this, and still one. But now I have Zorin lite and also Zorin core running off USB thumb drives (Samsung fit plus), and they run very well on my Lenovo T430 laptop.
Please note I did it this way because I’m still using windows 7 mainly on my laptop, and didn’t want to change my windows hard drive and have dual booting menu every time I start my laptop.
First I formatted the blank USB drive with 2 partitions. First one ext4, and 2nd one Linux swap (I did 8gb swap). Used a windows HDD program to do this. Having the swap partition greatly speed up OS booting for me. I don’t know why, just did.
Next I removed my laptop internal hard drive with windows OS so I wouldn’t mess it up, and also so the install won’t write any boot info to them.
Then I booted up laptop using Zorin install usb, and after it loaded up I put the USB I wanted to install Zorin on into another USB port, and went through the install process. I chose ‘something else’ and selected the blank ext4 partition as the destination to install to.
After install was over, I rebooted using the new installed OS USB drive and it booted up fine.
After turning off again, I then put my windows hard drive back in. My laptop still boots to windows automatically like I want, but I can select to boot off the Zorin USB anytime just by pressing F12 when to laptop starts.
The Samsung fit plus USB drive is SO small, I just leave it in my laptop all the time.
There’s probably a better way to do this. I hope others will chime in with it.
Nice to have Zorin OS at hand anytime I need it.
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Ok, but the persistence method doesn't work for me. I need to INSTALL zorin on an USB
The suggestions from Bubby and Dav are not persistence. Those are just good procedures and as Dav says he INSTALLED it on a USB. Perhaps you have not read his actions well enough.
Must say I have done it ones or twice like Dav explains and that worked fine. it INSTALLS Zorin on an USB.
how can I plug my disk off as you did?
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