How do I Burn a Fedora 10 Image to a Flash Drive?

Flash drives are capable of storing information in a portable manner, including a bootable version of the Fedora operating system.

Burning an operating system to a flash drive is a convenient way to run a portable operating system that you can customize to your liking on any machine capable of booting an operating system from an available USB port. Booting Fedora Linux from a thumb drive is very simple, but the process of creating the bootable USB storage device is somewhat challenging. Thankfully, there is a helpful tool called the Universal USB Installer that greatly simplifies the process by guiding you through the task with easy-to-follow instructions.

Things You'll Need

• Windows PC with USB port
• Bittorrent client
• Fedora 10 ISO file
• USB flash drive
• Universal USB Installer

Instructions

1. Download the Fedora 10 Linux distribution. While the current version of Fedora is available from the official Fedora website, you can obtain a working ISO file containing version 10 using BitTorrent from the Fedora Project BitTorrent Tracker. (See Resources.)

2. Plug your flash drive into an available USB port.

3. Download the Universal USB Installer (see Resources) and run the program.

4. Press "I Agree" to accept the licensing agreement's terms.

5. Select Fedora 10 under "Step One."

6. Click "Browse" and locate the Fedora 10 ISO you downloaded previously.

7. Select your flash drive's name in the drop-down menu below "Step Three."

8. Press "Create" and wait for the process to finish burning the image to the flash drive.

References

• Pendrivelinux.com: Install Fedora to a Flash Drive using Windows
• Tux Radar: How to install Linux on a USB flash drive
• How-To Geek: Create a Persistent Bootable Ubuntu USB Flash Drive

Resources

• Pendrivelinux.com: Universal USB Installer
• Fedora Project Bittorrent Tracker