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how to make an multi distri usb

Asked by harry de vries

I want to make a multi bootable usb with
h more
Linux distributions

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Benji York (benji) said : 		#1

This area is for answers about launchpad.net. You can try https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu instead.

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Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#2

@harry de vries
I have moved this to https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu, which as Benji York says, is the correct place to ask and work on questions with this topic.

There are (at least) two different possible tasks you might be asking about how to perform, here. Do you want to make a USB (flash?) drive that can install multiple Linux-based operating systems, and which you can run all (two or more) of them from, but which you cannot save changes (e.g., settings, documents) to? That would be a dual live USB.

Or do you want to make a USB (flash?) drive that has two separate persistent Linux-based operating systems installed on it, such that you can boot from it, choose what OS to run, and then when you make changes (e.g., modify settings or create documents) inside one of the OSes, the modifications still exist next time you boot from the flash drive? That would be two regular installed Linux-based systems installed side-by-side on a USB flash drive (perhaps configured so that the boot loader only writes to the Master Boot Record of the flash drive itself, and not to any other drives).

If you can clarify what you want to do, then I can provide more information. If you aren't sure which of these (or perhaps something else) you want to do, then please describe in detail what your needs are--then it might be possible for me to advise you.

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harry de vries (harryenarnolda) said : 		#3

 I want to make a flash usb with two different linux distris from wich ican choose, modifications must be there next time I start up that os,it doesnt matter where the boot loader writes the changes.
This is how it should work.

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Best Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#4

Then just treat the USB flash drive as a hard drive and install both systems on it. (That is, boot from a CD/DVD or a separate USB flash drive containing the installer for one of the two OSes, install it on the original USB flash drive that you are treating as a hard drive, then boot from a CD/DVD or separate USB flash drive containing the installer for the other of the two OSes, and install it on the original USB flash drive that you are treating as a hard drive, alongside the first OS.)

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harry de vries (harryenarnolda) said : 		#5

Thanks Eliah Kagan, that solved my question.