On Mi, 09 feb 22, 15:51:13, piorunz wrote: > On 09/02/2022 15:13, Dynosaw wrote: > > 2. Is it possible to install Debian-11 on an external, > > pluggable, medium such as a USB-pendrive or > > a USB-harddisk? > > Please note: I'm NOT talking about making a > > "live USB" with dd. I mean a full, upgradable, > > installation. > > If so, can anybody point me at a how-2 or othe dox. > > Of course. Any Linux can do that, and I've been doing it for years. > Install from one USB stick, and select USB second stick as your target > hard drive. Then, boot from your second stick which will become your > main hard drive from this point. > Be aware of UEFI limitations though, your USB stick may not be bootable > under UEFI mode, but under BIOS/Legacy mode it certainly will.
For buggy UEFI Firmware it might help to install GRUB to the removable media path: https://wiki.debian.org/UEFI#Force_grub-efi_installation_to_the_removable_media_path (this is probably a good idea anyway if the USB stick is meant to be used on several different computers) Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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