Hi, Nikhil Prakash wrote: > I am new to GNU/linux and want to start with debian. Can you provide > me a detailed description on how to install and boot debian live using > USB?
If you want to run Debian Live from an USB stick, look at https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb Assuming you currently do not run a system which offers commands like "dd", you will probably have to follow the hints about "win32diskimager". Essential is that the ISO has to occupy the stick starting from the stick's first byte. I.e. you need to write to the raw device itself, not to a filesystem on that device or to a raw partition of the device. ISO filesystem images to be put onto the USB stick can be found on http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live See also https://www.debian.org/CD/live/ Mainly you have to decide between 64 bit CPU ("amd64") and 32 bit ("i386") http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/ http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/i386/iso-hybrid/ and between the various graphical desktops. Use the internet to get some impression of "cinnamon", "gnome", "kde", "lxde", "mate", "xfce", and then choose the ".iso" File which offers the desktop you want to try out. Files which end by ".contents", ".log", ".packages", ".zsync" are not of interest for your goal. Just download one of the ".iso" files and put it onto the USB stick. Have a nice day :) Thomas
