First we create a bootable USB with AVLinux. Download from the homepage. Information on creating bootable disk media. Information on booting from USB and CD/DVD disks.
Windows can make bootable USB pendrives with YUMI, rufus and other utilities. Linux has dd data destroyer, mkusb. Sometimes a CD or USB works on one computer but not another.
Boot Live No persistenceDon't use any persistence option and boot to desktop.
To install on a USB insert the target drive, now. Click either on Install to HDD button in the Welcome panel or the Installer icon on the desktop. We do not want the MX Live Usb-Maker utility that will clone our first USB.
Depending upon the speed of your computer and peripherals the Installation Media Check may take quite some time. ESC to skip the check.
When finished we see this panel. AVLinux is based upon a distro called MX Linux. Both the 64bit distro and the 32bit distro have the same installation feature and you can make a portable 32bit USB.
Click next and we see the default is to Customize the disk layout. Click on Regular Install using the entire disk. Be careful which disk is selected.
Click on the triangle to see available drives. We want a flash Drive. If you connected the USB after the installer started you may have to exit and restart the installer. The media check will be faster.
We are choosing a USB drive. The bigger drives are eMMC and NVMe with Windows and Ubuntu. Select the right options and we can use this method to install to hard drive or virtual drive on an emulator like VirtualBox.
While the installer is copying and configuring files on the USB we will fill in some panels with information. Another prompt warning us we are about to erase our target drive.
Next and we begin formatting the drive. Next to accept defaults.
Select time zone and format. Next.
Enter a user name and passwords. Autologin is helpul. Next. I always have to enter a Root password. Maybe it needs one to create the partitions.
Informative messages. Installation time is affected by read/write speed and size of USB drive.
Until completion. We either reboot to use the new bootable USB or we uncheck the box. Click Finish.
The installer is very choosy about drives that it will install to. If you see this message try another USB. 8GB may be too small. Emulators such as VirtualBox offer several drive formats.
The MX Live Usb-Maker also makes live installs based on the original .iso file plus an overlay. Many advanced options. This version does not update in the same way as our drive install.
Now restart the computer and see if it will boot with AVLinux from the USB. It may work on another computer. You can install updates, keep configurations and transfer work files to work on other computers.
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