how to install linux on an external hard drive

#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE HOW TO#
#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE FREE#
#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE WINDOWS#

This isn't absolutely necessary but odd things will happen if the drive becomes underpowered while you're using it. You could also just plug it into the wall. My USB cable has a separate usb plug for power (i.e. Make sure the external drive has enough power.

The laptop I'm using now is running LL 108 64bit on an external drive. Yes, it's possible to install LL on an external USB drive. * Close program when done and start installation. * Don't forget to hit the 'Apply' button - arrow under word 'Help' along top - to apply your changes.

* Create your new partitions, or leave empty space and create partitions during installation.

#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE HOW TO#

* Refer to this tutorial on how to operate GParted: * Go to Menu -> System -> Partition Drives to open GParted (You can do it from within the installer, but it is more difficult.) The easiest thing to do is make changes to it BEFORE running the installer. NOTE: If your USB external drive is currently formatted as one large FAT32 partition, or has some other partition scheme on it that is not for Linux, you will need to change that.

#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE WINDOWS#

When you boot computer to internal drive, Windows will boot as normal with no sign of LL being present. When you boot the external drive it will give you grub boot menu showing choice of both Windows and LL. When you're done, use BIOS settings for booting to external drive when you want to use it. In Scott(0)'s example, that would be /dev/sd b - with no partition number after the ' sdb'. There you must change what is currently selected and point it at the device name for the USB. Once partitions have been created or designated for the installation, near the bottom of that partitioning window you will see 'Device for boot loader installation'. Then you select each partition, hit the 'Change' button, then fill-in appropriate categories shown above except won't be necessary to click Format box. If you had partitions made ahead of time on the USB, you still pick 'Something else'. In that case, make Root 15GB, Swap = size 1-2 times RAM, Home = rest of disk space, Mount Point = /home, Use as = Ext4. * If you want to create a separate Home partition, you can do that as well. * For swap: 'Use as' = linux-swap, no 'mount point' needed, Size = 1-2 times RAM size (you choose), check box to Format if available (can't remember). * For root: 'Use as' = Ext4 file system, 'Mount Point' = /, Size = whole USB less size for Swap, click box to Format the partition. Easiest thing to do is just create 2 partitions - one for root (/), the other for Swap.

#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE FREE#

(See note at end before continuing.) If you don't already have it partitioned, then click the free space shown for the USB, then the '+' button to 'add' a partition. After you pick that you will be brought to a page that displays all drives and their partitions. Yes, the 'Something else' option is what you need to use.

How to install linux on an external hard drive