how to get linx onto a usb stick

jonwhite · 2 Aug 2015 at 07:58

hello ive downloaded linx os onto my computer and im trying to use rufus to get it onto a usb stick, just cant seem to get rufus to recognise the file, ive got the linx files in a folder just doesnt seem to want to work (rufus)
can anybody help please
thank you

Steveocee · 2 Aug 2015 at 08:33

Are they an iso file? Just having them in a folder wont work.

jonwhite · 2 Aug 2015 at 08:56

yes it says .iso on the file, thats what ive got in it

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5hTcHsc90s-eTBLUGZxTGlMNU0/view?usp=sharing

godinman · 2 Aug 2015 at 09:52

This worked for me last night - http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows

stopper · 2 Aug 2015 at 10:20

^^ That's the program I used to use. Quick and easy.

jonwhite · 2 Aug 2015 at 10:58

can you have this running and win 10 at the same time?
thanks

OhEsEcks · 2 Aug 2015 at 13:54

Rufus should recognise the ISO fine. It might throw up a warning about needing to download a few files, because the Linux distro is using something more modern (something to do with syslinux I think [been a while since I used it on Windows]), but let it do it's thing, it'll download the files and then carry on with the writing to USB.

Windows 10 doesn't and won't run live from USB, only provide a bootable USB for installation. But you should be able to access Windows files and folders from a live Linux environment. YUMI will let you install multiple flavours of live Linux distros on a single USB.