How to install Linux using an USB drive

This is a very common question in many linux related forums and groups. There are different tools available to create a linux live USB.

For whom?

Many users are requesting for dual boot of linux alongside with windows. The tool I will be explaining is the best option for such users. This tool can only be installed on Windows. Nevertheless it supports numerous Linux distributions.

Not for whom?

Please note that this tool does not support ISO files of BSD varients, Windows XP or Mac OSX

Linux Live USB Creator - LiLi

The tool I will be explaining about is Linux Live USB Creator (or cutely LiLi). I have been successfully using this small yet very useful tool for a long time for different Linux distributions by myself. Most important thing about this tool is that it is updated always to suit for latest releases of various linux distributions.
LiLi also provides fascinating features such as persistence.

How to create a bootable USB drive?

Instal LiLi and run it. Interface of LiLi is divided into sub parts according to what they are responsible for.

Step 01

Select Drive

Select USB drive you prefer. If it is performed correctly green light on the right bottom corner is lit.

Step 02 

Chose Linux Source

 Choose the source of linux to be installed. Source could be either

• ISO image file
• From Optical Drive
• Downloadable location

Step 03

Size of Persistence

Define size of persistence space. If you don't need persistence, it is okay to leave it as 0MB.

Step 04

LiLi Options

1.  Will hide all the files copied into USB drive. If you hope to copy some other files into the  drive later this option can be useful as very large number of files are created on drive.
2.  Will format in FAT32. It is important when you need to clean up drive or it is formatted in NTFS.
3.  VirtualBox (Portable Version) software is downloaded into drive and allow Linux version to be run inside a virtual box. If this option is selected you can simply run Linux inside windows using 'Virtualize_This_Key.exe' located in the VirtualBox folder on your USB key.

Step 05 

Create Live Key

Using option button here you can force LiLi to use parameters of a particular linux distribution by selecting it in the drop down menu, if you know what distribution it is. Else you can leave it up to LiLi to decide!

Other Options

Just click lightning icon. Your live linux usb key will be ready in few moments!