Fedora live usb windows — Ваш верный помощник с OS Windows

Last Updated :
25 Oct, 2023

This article presents a brief overview of the Fedora operating system, describes what live boot is, and then shows how to create a live bootable USB drive and then run a live version of the operating system on a PC with Windows 11 (Home).

Overview of Fedora

Fedora Linux is a popular free and open-source operating system (Linux distribution) developed by the Fedora project since 2003 and is sponsored by Red Hat. The Fedora operating system focuses on innovation, provision of cutting-edge technology, security, and open-source software. All the software shipped with the operating system by default is open source, though the proprietary ones can be installed separately by the user once the operating system is installed.

Fedora provides multiple versions of the operating system for different use cases —

Fedora Workstation
Fedora IoT
Fedora Cloud
Fedora Server
Fedora CoreOS

Of these options, the «Fedora Workstation» is the one for desktop users and it will be the concerned version throughout this article. The Fedora Workstation ships with the polished stock GNOME environment (users who wish to use other environments like LXDE, XFCE, KDE, etc., it can be accomplished with «Fedora spins»).

Why choose Fedora?

There are multiple Linux-based operating systems out there, so the question arises «Why use Fedora?». Here are a few reasons —

Fedora is very innovative and provides the most cutting-edge software. It is a release every six months.
It takes security very seriously. The «secure-linux» protocols are implemented by default thus presenting a high level of security and protection against vulnerabilities.
It is maintained by the community and is fully open source. Contains no bloatware, etc.
It has one of the largest repositories of open-source software out there. Developer tools, creator tools, entertainment, and lifestyle, just name it.
It is an upstream for RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) distribution. So, if you want to get to the Red Hat side of things or maybe want to use RHEL in a production environment, then, Fedora is a good bet to try features close to RHEL for free and in an open-source manner.

Live Booting

When an operating system is loaded/booted from an external CD/DVD/USB drive without making any changes to the host PC (i.e., its hard drive and operating system), it is called a live boot. Live booting has the advantage that you can try an operating system without making any changes to your PC and just keep it on the USB drive. Moreover, the USB drive is portable and can be used with other systems too. A USB capable of live booting is referred to as a «Live Boot USB stick/drive» in this article.

Note that the live boot USB stick created in this article is non-persistent i.e., the system settings, apps installed, etc. are lost every time a session closes (shuts down). In other words, with each new session, the loaded operating system is clean. Creating a live boot USB stick with persistent storage is possible but is beyond the scope of this article.

Setup Required

To work out the next sections, one needs the following —

A PC (desktop/laptop) running Windows 11
An empty USB drive (8 GB or above)
An Internet Connection

Moreover, it is recommended to back up any data on the PC, especially the important part. There is almost no chance of any happening here but just be prepared for the worst-case scenario.

Creating a Fedora live USB drive

Downloading and installing the required software

We need to download the following two software from the Fedora site —

Fedora Workstation ISO image file (~2GB in size at the time of writing this article): Go to this download page on the official site and download the iso file titled «For Intel and AMD x86_64 systems».
Fedora Media Writer (< 50 MB in size at the time of writing this article): From the same download page, download the «Fedora Media Writer» titled «Windows».

Once these files are downloaded, double-click the «Fedora Media Writer» file and install it. Once installed, launch the program (from Start Menu > Apps > Fedora Media Writer). Something like the following screenshot should appear —

Figure 1: Image of Fedora Media Writer running on Windows

Flashing the fedora iso on the USB drive

Plug the USB into the computer and follow the following steps (or alternatively, the screen recording given at the end of the article) —

Step 1: Mark the «Select .iso file» option and hit the «next» button.
Step 2: Select the iso image file of Fedora we downloaded earlier using the «select» button.
Step 3: Select your USB drive from the dropdown menu and hit the «write» button.
Step 4: Wait for the program to finish flashing/writing and validating the flash. Once done, hit the finish button.
Step 5: Close the program.

Now our fedora live boot USB drive is ready!

Booting into Fedora from the USB drive

Now we proceed to boot into Fedora from the USB! Unplug and re-plug the USB drive once and follow the following steps —

Figure 2: Advanced startup option on Windows 11

Step 1: Go to Settings > System > Recovery.
Step 2: Click the «Restart now» button on the «Advanced Startup» card keeping the USB drive plugged in. (Shown in Figure 2).
Step 3: When the system restarts, it will ask to select the boot option. Navigate using the arrow keys and select «Start Fedora-Workstation-Live 38» (where 38 can be some other number depending upon your version)
Step 4: Press Enter. Wait for the boot process to complete and you will boot into a Fedora live session!
Step 5: When prompted if you want to install it, close the window (because this option is for permanent install on the host system).

Figure 3: Screenshot of Fedora Workstation 38 running on live boot

Now you can explore the operating system as much as you like and when you are done, go to the top right corner and shut down using the «Power Off» option. Once the PC shuts down, pull out the live boot USB.

A bit of personal recommendation — If you are using a touchpad (instead of a mouse) then you will notice that you have to press the left mouse button to click because the «tap to click» option is disabled by default. You can change this behavior by going to «Settings > Mouse & Touchpad > Touchpad > Clicking» and enabling the «Tap to Click» option.

Booting back into Windows 11

Power on the PC (without the live boot USB plugged). When the boot options appear (blue screen titled «Choose an option»), select «Continue — Exit and continue to Windows 11″ and you will boot into Windows 11. Thats it.

Conclusion

Loading an operating system from an external CD/DVD/USB drive without making any changes to the host PC is called a live boot. With live boot, you can try an operating system without making any changes to your PC. Overall live booting is a two-step process — first flashing the operating system to the external CD/DVD/USB drive and then live booting from the device. This article discussed both these steps in detail for running Fedora Linux on a live boot on a PC having Windows 11 as the host operating system. The following video summarizes the flash process —

A short video summarising the flashing process

Источник

This post provides a quick tutorial about Fedora Media Writer and its usage in both Fedora and Windows. Fedora Media Writer is a very small, lightweight, comprehensive tool that simplifies the Linux getting started experience. It downloads and writes your favorite Fedora flavor onto a USB drive, which can be later used to boot up any system.

This also means you can now create Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) LiveCDs in just a few minutes. Since RHEL was recently made freely available to all developers, you can download the ISO to use with the Fedora Media Writer.

How can you get Fedora Media Writer?

For Fedora (requires Fedora 24):

sudo dnf install liveusb-creator

For Windows: You can download Fedora Media Writer here and execute liveusb-creator.exe with admin privileges.

How does Fedora Media Writer work?

For both Windows and Linux, it works in exactly the same way. When you run Fedora Media Writer, you should see a dialog like this:

Run Fedora Media Writer.

Картинка с сайта: developers.redhat.com
Choose your favorite Fedora flavor (or other operating system).

Картинка с сайта: developers.redhat.com
Click Create Live USB and wait for it to download and write.

Want to make this better?

You can go ahead and test the basic test cases and post your karma. You can also go ahead and contribute to GitHub with patches.

Note the Fedora Project also provides multi-platform command-line instructions for creating live USB media.

Last updated:
July 2, 2024

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Fedora LiveUSB Creator

Fedora LiveUSB Creator is a free and open-source software for creating bootable USB drives from Fedora Linux operating system. It is designed to be used by both novice and experienced users.

The Fedora LiveUSB Creator allows users to easily and quickly create a bootable USB drive for the Fedora operating system.

Features:

• Create bootable USB drives from Fedora Linux operating system
• Supports both BIOS and UEFI systems
• Create multiple USB drives from the same ISO image
• Automatically format the USB drive and set it up for booting
• Supports Windows, Mac and Linux systems
• Customize the boot menu to add additional options
• Copy extra files to the USB drive
• Automatically check for updates
• Supports multiple languages
• Easy to use graphical user interface

Using Fedora LiveUSB Creator

Fedora LiveUSB Creator is a simple utility that allows you to create bootable USB drives from Fedora Linux ISO images. It supports both BIOS and UEFI systems and can be used on Windows, Mac and Linux systems.

To create a bootable USB drive, you need to first select the ISO image that you want to use. Once you have selected the ISO image, the utility will automatically format the USB drive and set it up for booting. You can then customize the boot menu to add additional options, such as setting the default boot option or adding a boot menu password. You can also copy extra files to the USB drive, such as drivers or other software.

Once you are finished, you can save the changes and the utility will automatically check for updates and create the bootable USB drive. The process is easy and straightforward and can be completed in a few minutes.

Conclusion

Fedora LiveUSB Creator is an easy to use and powerful utility for creating bootable USB drives from Fedora Linux ISO images. It supports both BIOS and UEFI systems and can be used on Windows, Mac and Linux systems. The utility is free and open-source and provides an easy to use graphical user interface. With its many features and customization options, it is a great choice for creating bootable USB drives.

1. Windows XP or higher, Mac OS X 10.5 or higher, or a recent version of Linux.
2. At least 256 MB of RAM.
3. A USB storage device with at least 2 GB of free space.
4. An active Internet connection.
5. A Fedora ISO image file.

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