Larger persistence Linux on USB

Posted on September 21, 2012 by linuxleech

Ok, so you have a USB flash drive with a bootable distro of Linux running on it, and you know how useful and convenient it is. The only problem is that you can’t get more than 4GB’s of persistent storage. Well that is not true, you can!

In this tutorial i show you how to increase the size of your persistence and make it as large or as small as you want. This technique works on 8GB, 16GB, 32GB and larger flash drives.

The reason why you are limited to 4GB’s of persistence is due to the file size limitation of FAT32, which are 4GB for any single file. As your persistent storage is actually just a file on your USB flash drive it’s size is governed by the FAT32 file size limit.

This tutorial will take you through the steps of replacing the persistence file with a new partition on your USB flash drive to get more storage space.

Dual booting Ubuntu and Windows

Posted on December 31, 2011 by linuxleech

Stuck with Windows and want to start playing about with Ubuntu Linux?

Why not have both! With a few easy steps you can have Ubuntu and Windows both booting on your computer.

Just follow this simple tutorial to find out how.

Creating an Ubuntu installation CD

Posted on December 31, 2011 by linuxleech

Creating an Ubuntu installation CD is now easier than ever. It can all be done using free software and takes only a few mouse clicks.

Tools : InfraRecorder, Ubuntu image, blank CDR and about five minutes.

Full instructions from start to finish are covered in this video tutorial.

Installing Linux virtually using VirtualBox

Posted on December 8, 2011 by linuxleech

In this tutorial I show you how to install Linux virtually on a windows machine.

All of the tools that are needed to do this are totally free and easy to use.

A good place to find a large list of Linux distros is Distrowatch.com they also have a list of the most popular distros.

Check out the tutorial on youtube for a step by step guide on installing Linux virtually.

Install linux onto a USB key

Posted on December 2, 2011 by linuxleech

Installing Linux onto a USB key doesn’t have to be a daunting task.

You don’t need to be a Linux expert or even have a machine running Linux.

It can all be done using a standard windows machine and a free tool called Linux live USB creator .

Check out the tutorial on youtube for more information.