Best Linux Live Usb Install Linux On

I own a 128GB MacBook Air I couldnt install Linux on it as storage was tiny.

I did have a USB 3.0 flash drive which had speeds comparable to some(not-so-fast) harddrives.

It struck me that if I install Linux on my flash drive it would make my life a hell lot easier.

It was later that I realised it wasnt so straight forward mainly because of EFI boot and Mac quirks.

I did a lot of googling but couldnt find anything that worked.

After reading multiple sources I deduced what was the problem.

Since I got it figured out I decided to write this post so that other people can benefit from it.

It can detect any operating systems installed in EFI mode and boot them.

Moreover, if you ever mess up your bootloader and are unable to boot rEFInd can help you boot into your OS (if it exists:p).

Immediately, it doesnt even get past the boot disk selection screen. Any ideas.

OSX tries to read the disk you just finished cloning and cannot.

Unfortunately, I have been unsuccessful in getting this to work.

Following the directions above (and restarting the Macbook Pro 2008 while holding ALTOPTION, EFI see the USB flash and then returns this message.

This is the same experience I have had with most other linuces using the above method.

Burn Kali CD 2. DD bootable USB 3.

With both connected to Mac, reboot 4.

Hold C at boot sound Note: If you have rEFIt or rEFInd installed, you can use it, just make sure you select the optical media, not USB 5.

Enjoy Edit Sorry it took so long to respond, I am working on this now, and will let everyone know the results as I get them.

After using this method, I am able to remove the DVD and continue running Kali off of the USB drive.

I will be replacing my Ubuntu partition with Kali, and will let you know how it works out.

When it finishes, it will return you to the prompt with the summary displayed.

Thats were the output file that was written, usually ends up.

Ive seen people filling up their entire harddisk when experimenting with dd writes;-).

Open Terminal Window and run the following Code: diskutil list The result is Code: devdisk0: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUIDpartitionscheme 251.0 GB disk0 1: EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: AppleHFS Macintosh HD 250.1 GB disk0s2 3: AppleBoot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3 devdisk1: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUIDpartitionscheme 8.0 GB disk1 1: EFI 209.7 MB disk1s1 2: Microsoft Basic Data KALILINUX 7.7 GB disk1s2 4.

USB device is devdisk1, Then unmount disk by diskutil command Code: diskutil umountDisk devdisk1 The result is Code: Unmount of all volumes on disk1 was successful 5.

Best Linux Live Usb Iso Ofdevdisk1 Bs512

You may have to run this as sudo Code: sudo dd ifkalilinux.iso ofdevdisk1 bs512 convnoerror,sync Waiting for complete When It success Code: 42884160 records in 42884160 records out 2195668992 bytes transferred in 1763.590690 secs (1244999 bytessec) Enjoy i dont have a disk drive.

When I first tried to DD the iso I didnt use the path and spent ages trying to figure out why it wasnt working and when i tried that it worked.

CD to the directory of your HD where the ISO is, then run dd.

Example: dd ifpathtokali.iso ofdevrdisk1 bs512k its better to use devrdisk1 than devdisk1 Its also sometimes better to limit the blocksize to 512k (bs512k).

On either, when I try to boot from the USB, holding option, and then selecting it, the system freezes.

Immediately, it doesnt even get past the boot disk selection screen.

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