#INSTALL LINUX ON USB WITH NTFS INSTALL#
#INSTALL LINUX ON USB WITH NTFS PC#
#INSTALL LINUX ON USB WITH NTFS WINDOWS#

In the event this happens please press the Toggle to expert mode and select Type and change it to Journalised FS: ext3. In some situations where you have deleted and re-created partitions the installer will identify a partition as native ext2. On large hard drives I would recommend at least 10 gigs (10240 mb) or larger. Since I am using a small hard drive I selected about 2.0 gig (2000 mb). The size of the home partition depends on your personal needs. This is where you can store your personal data.

#INSTALL LINUX ON USB WITH NTFS INSTALL#

You cannot install Linux to a fat32 or ntfs formatted partition.ДЇinally we need to set up a /home partition. Please note the default file system type is ext4. A minimum of approx 4 gigs (4096 mb) is required though you probably want to make it at least 10 gigs (10240 mb) if you wish to install additional programs from the repository. This is where all your data and programs are stored. As a general rule your swap partition should be double your memory. Linux can swap memory to and from the swap partition as needed. The swap partition is a temporary storage area in the event you run out of memory. A swap partition, a /home partition and a / partition (known as root). Lets start by partitioning the hard drive. If you wish you can use Custom disk partitioning.

#INSTALL LINUX ON USB WITH NTFS WINDOWS#

Please make sure you have your Windows partition backed up before attempting to re-size it. This is an experimental feature and should be used with caution. In addition if you have Windows installed an additional option will be presented allowing you to re-size the windows partition to make room for Linux. All data on those partitions will be lost forever. If you select Use existing partitions or Erase and use entire disk it will auto select and FORMAT your partitions. Please be very careful with your selection. Now you need to partition and format your hard drive. To begin the installation you can either select Install PCLinuxOS from this menu or you can boot into a live session using one of the other options and then click the Install Me icon on the desktop. If this happens you will need to go into the firmware settings and turn-off Secure Boot. On systems with newer UEFI firmware you may get a message like 'Security Failure'. Older legacy/BIOS systems will get the menu on the left. If your system has the newer UEFI firmware you will see the menu on right. When the system successfully detects and uses the PCLinuxOS boot media you will be presented with a boot menu. You'll need to change the settings here so that the device you're using for your boot media is tried before the main hard drive. If this option isn't offered then you will need to go into the BIOS setup where there will be option to change the order in which the system looks for devices to boot. Press del to enter BIOS setup or press F12 for a boot menuДЄ boot menu is the best option as it will allow you to simply select the device you want to boot from a menu. Sometimes you will see a message on the screen which says something like: This is usually occurring when there is a manufacturer 'splash screen' or other text on the screen when you first power on. Nearly always this involves pressing a key during the Power On Self Test (POST) phase of the power on.

#INSTALL LINUX ON USB WITH NTFS PC#

If this is the case then there are further steps you will need to take in order boot the installation media but unfortunately different PC manufacturers implement different methods for doing this. If you are very lucky this will be enough to boot the installation media but the chances are that your system will just do a normal boot. The first step is insert the media into the appropriate device and boot the system. To install PCLinuxOS you will first need to create installation media which can be on a DVD, USB memory stick or SD card.

If the resident OS is Windows then you should also ensure that the drive is de-fragmented and that the Windows OS is properly shutdown (i.e.

This can be a tricky operation if you don't have a spare hard drive in the system so you should ensure that you have backed up the resident OS and have a clear idea of how you would restore it if something were to go wrong with the installation. If it is the former then you are probably going to have to make space on the hard drive to install PCLinuxOS. Windows) you should consider whether you are going to install PCLinuxOS alongside this OS, so you can use both, or are you going to wipe the existing OS and replace it with PCLinuxOS. If the system already has an Operating System on it (e.g. YOU ARE HEREВ :: Main Page > Table of contents > Get, Test and Install PCLinuxOS > Installing PCLinuxOS Introduction

Install linux on usb with ntfs