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Debian live usb9/20/2023 To enable your second (ext4) partition work as the persistence partition do type the following on terminal:Įcho "/ union" > /media/persistence/nfħ. (Remember to change /sdx2 for your device name) In this step we asume that your persistence partition is mounted in the directory “/media/persistence”, if not you can mount it there by typing the following: Enable the persistence option for your linux partition Mv syslinux/isolinux.bin syslinux/syslinux.binĦ. Mv syslinux/isolinux.cfg syslinux/syslinux.cfg You need to rename the directory and two files changing isolinux to syslinux so the bootloader will find them on your fat32 live image partition. The syslinux bootloader configuration directory and files within it are named isolinux when installed on an ISO. Modify the bootloader configuration files ![]() After the extraction you will have something like this:ĥ. Now type the following commands to copy the Linux Debian OS to your USB:ħz x ~/debian-live-8.6.0-amd64-gnome-desktop.isoīe patient. I’ll asume that your device is mounted in the directory “/media/debian8”. Usually it is automounted and you can check where by typing the following command on a terminal windows: Plug the USB device again and mount your /dev/sdb1 partition. Type the following on a terminal windows: Use install-mbr to install an MBR on the key and syslinux to install the bootloader to boot into your live image partition. ![]() Select your USB drive (/dev/sdx) and delete the partition (usually with a long rectangle with green color indicating a fat32 partition) and make sure it is unmounted.Ĭreate a new partition “Fat32” with a size of 2.048 MB and label it “debian8”Ĭreate another partition “ext4” for the rest of the unallocated space and label it “persistence” -> the persistence label is important.Īfter applying all the changes make sure all partitions are unmounted and unplug the USB device. I’ll assume from now on /dev/sdx is the USB device so you don’t make any mistakes by coping and pasting and end up deleting your hard drive. Usually it is identified as /dev/sdb depending on how many drives you have connected to your system. In the right upper side you may access the USB device. ![]() Download the Debian linux 2016 live imageįor this step use the official Debian Linux Website and download the image Sudo apt-get install gparted mbr dosfstools p7zip syslinuxġ. Open a terminal windows in your Linux OS and type the following Download the tools needed to make the process by doing the following: Note: If you don’t have linux, you can use a linux live environment from a usb to create the persistence one on the other. This tutorial will assume that you’ll be using Linux to create the USB pendrive. I'll also cover how to install the WiFi driver for a Macbook. This tutorial will guide you step by step to create a Debian Linux operating system bootable from a USB pendrive and make it persistent, so you can have it as a productive environment.
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