Puppy Linux on USB flash Pen drive

In this simple USB Puppy Linux tutorial we illustrate how to easily install Puppy linux on a USB flash pen drive using the Universal installer included on the Puppy Linux CD. Puppy is a unique Linux compilation that is super small, yet contains many useful tools and utilities. Most versions of Puppy Linux will fit on even a 128MB USB stick. Making it great to install to those older tiny thumb drives you might have sitting around.

What you'll need to create a USB Puppy:

• 128MB or larger USB Stick
• PC with a CD reader/burner

The process:

Puppy Linux contains it's own Universal Installer so installation is fairly straightforward.

1. Download Puppy linux.
2. Burn the ISO to CD.
3. Start your computer via Puppy CD.
4. Once Puppy has loaded, from the Taskbar, Click: Start-> Setup-> Puppy universal installer



5. Follow the onscreen instructions which will walk you through the Puppy USB installation process
6. When finished with the Puppy USB install, reboot your PC and go into system BIOS to change your boot order to boot from the USB device
7. Save your settings and reboot your PC to enjoy running Puppy Linux from USB

                            

Posted March 25th, 2006 at 4:15 pm under: Flashdrive installs via Live CD, OLD Windows based tutorials

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