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[Tutorial] How to create a bootable linux USB using LinuxLive USB Creator

[Tutorial] How to create a bootable linux USB using LinuxLive USB Creator

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This is a step by step guide explaining how to create a bootable linux USB on a windows PC using LinuxLive USB Creator (lili)

I shall be referring to LinuxLive USB Creator tool as lili in the guide below

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How to create a bootable linux USB on a windows PC using LinuxLive USB Creator (lili)


The steps below explain how to create a bootable linux USB on a windows PC using LinuxLive USB Creator (lili)

  1. Connect your USB flash drive into a USB port on the PC then Launch lili

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  2. In step 1 on lili, click the dropdown bar then select your USB flash drive from the list (if it's not on the list then click the small blue circle to the right to refresh the list then try again)

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  3. In step 2 on lili, click on ISO / IMG / ZIP

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  4. In the new window that pops up, navigate to the location of the linux iso you downloaded earlier, select it and click Open

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  5. In step 3 on lili, i'm going to leave it as live mode only ie 0 mb

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  6. In step 4 on lili, tick the first two check boxes

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  7. In step 5 on lili, click the lightning bolt icon to begin the process

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  8. In the new window that pops up, click OK

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  9. The process will begin, wait until lili indicates that "Your linuxlive key is now up and ready"

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Quick guide : how to boot the linux OS using a linux live USB flash drive on a windows PC


  1. Shutdown windows
  2. Insert the live linux USB flash drive into a port
  3. Power on the PC and enter the BIOS (either search online for the specific key for entering BIOS)
  4. Locate boot order within BIOS > move USB or Removable devices (depending on what you see on your PC) to the top of the list
  5. Save and exit BIOS
  6. The PC should now boot from the USB flash drive
  7. For Windows 10, hold shift then click Restart > Select Use a device then click EfI USB device


Important Notice
  • You can use the guide to create a bootable USB for any linux distro e.g ubuntu, kali linux e.t.c
  • Live mode requires (~ 2.5 GB) less amount of free space compared to persistent mode (~ 4 GB)
  • Live mode is essentially the same as an installation CD / DVD so when you boot into a live mode USB, ensure to select the option for live boot so you don't go installing the OS and end up mistakenly erasing your entire internal hard drive
  • Live mode doesn't require user login details, it uses the default user of the linux distro e.g if you're using ubuntu then the default username on live mode is ubuntu
  • If you ever encounter the error message "E: Unable to locate package" then Go to menu and search for software & update > Ubuntu Software > Downloadable from the internet, tick the appropriate boxes (repos)
    then close and re-run command
This post was last modified: 29-01-2022, 08:43 AM by hovatek.
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Monica M
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03-02-2021, 05:49 AM
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Use try in linux for spd indentifier token unlock.
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(03-02-2021, 05:49 AM)Monica M Use try in linux for spd indentifier token unlock.

don't understand what you mean by this
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13-09-2021, 01:04 PM
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I am stuck at white dot after selecting ubuntu directly, 2nd line too. I think the problem is Ubuntu does not support my Legacy BIOS, it supports UEFI best, how to fix it?
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