2. Insert a USB drive into your machine and open Rufus. 3. Select your USB drive using Device, and then click SELECT and select the Linux OS that you wish to install. In our case it was Ubuntu. 4.

Here's how to create your own disaster-recovery boot drive with Linux, and how to force Windows to shut down installing updates.

Traditional live USB drive/device - Requires a firmware mod for boot selection and you must exit Chrome OS to access Linux.

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Instead, you can easily install Yosemite on a USB 3.0 flash drive and have your development/testing operating system available in your pocket just a reboot away.

Tunic is a free software that can be used to install Linux over or alongside Windows without booting from external USB drive.

Live USB drives allow you to boot into a Linux environment without installing it on your computer’s hard drive. This method is ideal for testing and experimenting with different Linux ...

From there, it’s simple to boot to a USB install drive and it’s pretty much a normal linux installation from there. The keyboard isn’t great.