Linux Mint 8 Desktop Screenshot

Distribution Home Page: LinuxMint.com
Minimum Flash Drive Capacity: 1GB
Persistent Feature: Yes

Prereqs for making a Linux Mint 8 Flash Drive

• LinuxMint-8 CD
• Working CD/DVD Drive
• Working internet connection
• 1GB USB flash drive (2GB+ recommended)

Create a Linux Mint 8 Flash Drive using USB Creator

1. Download the LinuxMint-8 torrent and proceed to download the ISO with a torrent client. Finally, burn the ISO to a CD
2. Restart your computer, booting from the LinuxMint 8 CD
3. Once your up and running, insert your USB flash drive
4. Open a Terminal and type or copy and paste the following commands:
   • sudo apt-get install usb-creator
   • sudo usb-creator-gtk
     
5. (1) Select the Disk to use, (2) Select the option Stored in reserved extra space and adjust the slider to set how much space to use for persistence, (3) Click Make Startup Disk:
6. A progress bar will appear indicating the percentage completed
7. Remove the CD, restart your computer and set your BIOS to boot from the USB device and reboot again

If all goes well, you should now be booting Linux Mint 8 from your USB device.

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