A 1TB external disk might need to server more purposes than just a live version of linux. Creating an ISO image from a physical disc or from a set of files is very easy to do however, through the use of a CD burning application, such as the freely available InfraRecorder or CDBurnerXP. All versions of Rufus since v1.1.0 allow the creation of a bootable USB from an ISO image (.iso).
#How to make linux mint boot usb iso install#
Note that in both cases you may as well still partition the drive so that you have both the install medium / full install AND a standard external drive available. It is also marginally faster on the creation of Linux bootable USB from ISOs. The mode is quite simple: The USB drive is what your hard drive on the PC would be, so changes, installed programs and so on are permanently stored on this medium and whenever you boot from this medium, the last state and data are available. Pros: The resulting USB stick will act exactly like a liveCD/DVD.
With hybrid images, you can simply write the content of the ISO and make a bootable USB stick which can install Linux Mint by using the dd command. This only applies to media that allow rewriting data, so usually CDs are out of the picture. Traditionally, tools such as Startup Disk Creator or UNetbootin were needed to install Linux Mint via USB. are not stored (except for when you accesses the actual drives of the computer you are using). So installed programs, downloaded data etc.
These live versions are not meant as permanent operating systems, but are running in RAM only. This includes your 1 TB drive.ĭepending on the distribution, this will offer booting into a live version (next to installing the OS), e.g. Ususally done by writing an install iso to a medium, this might be a CD, a USB drive, or an SD-Card.