How to Install Linux on External Drive || Run Linux From External SSD
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- In this video, I am going to show you how to install Linux on an External Drive. Using this method you can have a portable linux environment with different distributions without affecting the windows system.For this project, you need an 8GB or larger pen drive to create a bootable USB with desired linux distribution. Additionally, you need an external SSD of 120GB or higher that can be connected to the computer via a USB 3.0 Port. Support My Work - buymeacoffee.co...
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can I do it the other way around? like Arch on the main drive, then windows as my side OS?
Why not.
Thanks, great video. Is there any advantage installing linux on external drive instead of working in a virtual box linux client saved in external drive?
You achieve bare metal performance. Make sure SSD is way faster to cope up with CPU & RAM.
Sorry but my question is not related to the vedio's subject, I have same laptop Hp Pavilion gaming laptop, after opening the laptop i observed that it is hybrid memory system it has sata interface for extra memory. But after installing my ssd it is not getting detected, although my external ssd works perfectly on another system. Do you have any solution regarding this? have you tried it? if yes please let me know.. Thankyou..
HYBRID MEMORY SYSTEM or HYBRID HARD DRIVE ? What do u mean ?
Sorry, can i separate the drive used for booting OS and storing data for external hdd/ssd? Without merging the drive.
You can install OS on SSD and Use Hard Drive for Storing the Data.
Great video, do this work with an HDD drive please.
Yes but it will be too slow. Use SSD ..
@@kskroyaltech hi I need your help. I installed linux mint deviants edition 5 on my external hdd but I cannot find my ntfs partition on the external and my main ntfs partition on the pc's internal hard drive when I boot with the lmde 5. but it shows me the other linux partitions I have on both internal and external hard drives in the devices section.
I also went to the file system section of the lmde 5 I installed and I found an EFI folder which when I opened was showing the content of my internal window xp partition as folders within this same folder.
but I cannot find all the ntfs partitions either external or internal to mount. but my lmde 5 is set to automount all devised or drives or partitions whichever you want to call it to list in devices. but not showing.
Any help please?
one thing I also noticed is I don't have any efi or swap partition created on my external hard drive partitions. but the grub is installed on the external hard drive.
❤ your voice man tell me your os please
Currently I am using ubuntu.
This has persistent storage right?
100%
I'm running Linux Mint 21.3 with persistence on a 1TB external NVME Drive. It's great. It's my portable OS. I take it with me everywhere.
I'm also want to use Linux mint as portable SSD. how can I make it......
I can't get any resources which can help me to do that...
When you plug the drive into any computer will It boot into Mint as long as you set the drive to top boot priority? Or, do you have to reset everything and reinstall for each device?
is it good idea for a long term user (for programmers ) cause im going to install fedora on a m.2 nvm as a external device for my programming things and keep win11 for other things, is it vulnerble in future(i never used linux before)
I used ArchLinux For 4 Months running from External SSD. Haven't had any issues so far. If you are concerned about anything, it's better if you install Linux alongside window 11. I have made lot of videos on my channel on dual boot. Do check them out.
@@kskroyaltech thanks
Is it possible to use external SSD on other computers as an external OS?
YES ..
I do it all the time. I've got dozens of linux os's installed on flash drives just to see how they work from pc to pc. mx-linux is my fav so far. this video sure does things the hard way. just use ventoy to boot the iso file and install normally to the flash drive. simple and works everytime without all the hundred of steps. i use mx-linux but i've been able to get each os to boot in both uefi and legacy modes. install using uefi then add legacy if needed.
Dude i have got the boot on first attempt but after shutting down when i boot again its not showing up i have check in boot meanu but still the same. This occurs only on arch but all deebain based one shows up canyou please help me with this
Make sure the external SSD is properly connected to the USB ports.. And inside BIOS settings, make sure you could see the drive is detected.
Bro what about persistence, i hope files will not be deleted from new arch after ejecting external ssd
Bro technically its works like an Internal Drive. All files will stay intact.
@@kskroyaltech Thank you bro, you should continue uploading videos like this one.
Can a USB 3.0 flash drive be used instead of a SSD drive?
Sure wy not
Can this work with apple silicon chips on m2 MacBook Air and can I Use Kali Linux as well as other distros
there may be a way but I am could not figure it out yet.
Nice video, but for someone like me it's still going to be hard to meander through the linux minefield, lost my windows and main drive last time because I didn't know at the time that Linux has rabies so this video is a good protective suit. The other video I watched said remove the main drive but my computer will not boot without an internal hard drive.
please i request all not to clear safeboot, its is not recomdated , clearing secure boot certificates cause you serious problem
so you disable safe boot no problem
How do I install Mint Debian on a separate internal drive?
Thank you for an excellent video. Can you do this with Mac OS?
Yes it's 100% possible with apple laptops only.
There must be an easier, less complicated to do this for us non-tech guys.
Can other Linux distros, like Ubuntu and Mint, be used with this method?
Does this also work for dual booting other Linux distros. For example one issue I face is when I have Ubuntu installed if I install an Ubuntu based distro to an external USB the grub configuration won't work anymore.
Yes me too 😕
Yes Grub configuration is not working. it tried os-prober to make it detect other OSes it couldn't find. All I can do is, booting from the UEFI boot menu .
Please can you make a video to show me how 😕
love your videos keep it up bro..
Thank you so much.
You should not recommend that users disable secure boot and TPM. It makes your system more vulnerable to rootkit attacks. You should simply select a Linux distribution that supports secure boot like Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and OpenSUSE. If your distro can't support secure boot it probably needs more development and shouldn't be installed to bare metal.
The reason is because most people who are new to Linux wouldn't know that there are distros that support tpm.
I agree. But As long as user is cautious about his computer what he is doing. It will be less vulnerable.
Phps u could remove internal SSD before launching the ext. SSD.
Most people that are new to Linux shouldn't use a rolling distro like Arch. Arch is good but it's not newb friendly. All of the most popular distros support secure boot and TPM and I listed them above. Arch supports secure boot also. @@darkiceywolf2953
@@sotecluxan4221 what an insane solution.
Can I do the same thing to my external hard drive? Currently I have arround 100 GB data in my external HDD. Should I clean the disk first in order to install the Linux? Is it possible to keep those files in my external hard drive?
You must clean the External drive before installing Linux. Its important. Backup all the data before formatting the drive.
Might be a silly question but you mentioned the ssd being a usb 3.0, would this still apply to a usb-c?
Absolutely YES. Using USB 3.1 or type C port you would notice a huge performance improvements.
You are the man - worked perfectly 😀
had a doubt i having a laptop but the bios key is not working so if i install linux on my external drive so i dont have to acess bios again and again it will automatically boot from the drive ?
Great educative video man. Can you make a video on best linux distros for privacy and anonymity while browsing the dark web?
Thanks for the suggestion will plan for it.
Try Tails or Whonix, Qubes, but never assume u r safe and sound. Those OS are free-but there is no free lunch-u bet! There are so many things to consider, one should study those subjects well! Unfortunately many sources are gone, good luck for u!
Can I have 2 different distro in the same external drive? For example I would like Mint and Kali on the same drive
Nice idea but I need to see that how it works.
I have followed the same step
But after login in to it it only showing wallpaper, both dock are missing of top and bottom
you tried to install cutefish desktop ?
try installing other desktop environment.
Can external SSD be powered from a USB port or will the drive require an external power supply?
uSually External SSD's doesn't require external power supply. simply connect to USB 3 port to get faster speed and that's it, USB will provide all the power it needs.
Excellent video !
Would you try installing Asahi or arch arm on an SSD for your m1 mac ?
No way it's not possible currently.
i really loved the video, i hope i see more creative videos like this !
@Ksk Royal : Will this work incase the laptop doesnt have any inbuilt SSD? As I intend to use linux from external SSD in a laptop where the nvme ssd is defective.
If you found out if it works please tell, me im trying to do the same
I run MX Linux (KDE Plasma) from an external USB 3,0 Gen 1 port for about 4-years now, works great and is actually much faster then Windows 11 using the in-built 64 GB eMMC in that particular laptop.
I'm just now about to test Debian (GNOME) so I can use Proton-VPN using a 600 MB/S USB-thumb-Drive, a 1,000 MB/S USB thumb-drive (it's a Kingston which both a SSD and USB controller built into the thumb-drive) and an external SSD enclosure with 10 seconds of power loss protection (PLP). You'll need a USB a or C GEN-2 for a Thunderbolt for those speeds, a regular USB A or C Gen 1 will run close to internal SATA-III SSD in terms of speed).
i have a hard drive with some data in it , does flashing linux in it delete my data?
yes
Can I do the same with a SD CARD?
technically its possible, but SD Cards are very SLOW>
Aside from speed issues a good external SSD enclosure and drive will have SMART. IMO a thumb-drive is better then a SD card (especially ones with a SD and USB controller built into the thumb drive) and an external SSD option is usually the best.
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How can make this ssd (you already installed archlinux on uefi machine) to boot on legacy bios ,is that possible ?
I dint try on Legacy Machines But It would be almost similar.
Can I install Linux on a certain partition on my external hard-drive, following the same steps of the video? Will I just have to select the desired partition when it comes to the 'disk configuration' screen on the 6:31 part of the video?
You must format the entire external drive before setting up new linux os.
Hello, will this work with kali linux?
some packages are not installing, so the arch Linux is not installing
can u help me?
Try again from scratch. It has to work. Make sure you have a proper internet connection so that packages can be downloaded without any issues.
Tyvm for the vid going to give this a try.
Hope you enjoy
Etcher wouldn't write it for me. But Rufus did.
No problem. You can use RUFUS too.
I have a 1 TB external SSD . After making this ssd bootable can I use it as a normal hard disk in my windows os or will the whole hard disk will just be dedicated to linux?
did u get the answer??
@@rahulkalekar6369 did u get the answer ? lol asking the same
@@gundabinu0069 i didn't get the answer but try creating partitions in the external ssd, and then use that partition for linux. (500 gb for linux and 500 gb healthy partition) I think you can use the healthy partition (500gb)
I use MX Linux (KDE Plasma) on external SSDs connected to a USB 3.0 Gen 1 for about 4-years now, works great. You'll need to configure the external, if you're not sure about partitions (I used KDE Partition Manager which is nice) then ask someone to give you a hand. I basically pull the SSD if I need to boot into Windows 11, which is maybe 8% of the time.
I'm about to do a Debian install (GNOME) as I require the Proton-VPN GUI. I'm testing it several ways. I got a 600 MB/S USB thumb-drive, a 1,000 MB/S thumb-drive and then an enclosed SSD (USB connected). The latter USB thumb-drive, a Kingston, has a SSD and USB controller in the thumb-drive. Both will work at near-SATA-III SSD speeds over the SSD, but, USB Gen-2 will allow the thumb drives to work at or near full capacity (at about twice the speed of a SATA-III SSD).
The m.2 enclosure I'm using has 10 seconds of Power Loss Protection (PLP) in case there is a power glitch or the plug gets pulled accidently. I found over the years with the SSD if there is a power loss when writing to the drive the partition table gets wrecked enough to warrant a fresh O/S install - but other partitions not in use such as data are generally OK.
In terms of use I prefer MX Linux over Windows 10 or Windows 11 90% of the time as I really like the KDE Plasma desktop. That said if you lock down Windows 11 after the install (as you need to do with ANY O/S) it's pretty good in terms of privacy but MS is obviously trying to data-harvest like Apple or (the worst by far) Google. Linux, is really solid and a good desktop O/S choice for many.
I like this method as I can do O/S upgrades, backup O/S versions, distro-hops and so forth on external drives - i just attach the one I want and boot into it (after selecting it in the GRUB menu).
Would an external Hard Drive work the same way?
Yes but it will be very slow.
Bro i have one doubt , i installed garuda linux on external drive , the installation is ok, but problem comes in booting. When i disconnect my ext hard drive and boot it , it goes to grub rescue mode not booting into windows . Can you have any input on this bro ?
Try to boot into Windows using UEFI boot menu and using DISK PART mount the default EFI partition and see if there are any boot files related to Linux. Just delete them.
@@kskroyaltech bro are you saying to remove the garuda boot loader in the diskpart like you do in other video for removing boot loader. If i remove the garuda boot loader, will it automatically connect me into garuda if i connect my ext drive and if i disconnect my ext drive , will it automatically connect mw to windows. I mean if i delete garuda boot loader in efi , won't garuda give error bro or not, please tell me bro. My grub boot loader is in my internal disk, is that the problem?
@@darkrager2000did you manage to fix it?
@@madeinhvn ya dude , you need to change the partition manually and add /boot/efi of 500mb on external drive when creating linux so that the boot loader will be on external drive . Incase you discoonect the disk and reboot the system, you will be directly login to windows. But if you plugin again , you have to manually select the bootable drive on boot and it will show garuda boot until you disconnect
Just one time when you disconnect and connected again, you have to select boot manual, afterwords even you reboot many times , it will first show garuda boot
Make sure you have garuda boot on first order and windows on second
which external ssd would you recommend ?
I am using Crucial, Corsair, WD and seagate for years now. You can try them any
do i need to format the drive or just follow your tutorial exactly?
also does it have persistence?
You can format the drive using DISKPART command, and make it free of all partitions. In case If you forgot to format the drive that has partitions linux installer will do it for you depending on the distro you install;
Yes it gives persistence storage.
i. only have hdd is it ok
Sure.
Can you do a video of how you can turn on wifi in kali linux
Can i use rufus?
yes you can.
well also can u make a tuto for Zorin OS?@@kskroyaltech
please make a video for ubuntu "How to Install Linux on External Drive
"
it will come soon this week may be
another video that shows exactly why Linux will never be more than a bit part player in the OS market...as much as i hate Windoze and Mac O/s at least installing them is easy without all the hoops need to jump through for Linux, then theres all the different distros, flavors etc, WTF is it all about..
Arch is a notoriously "difficult" distribution.
Most distributions have an intuitive GUI and easy installation process.
Dude. Linux kind of sucks, I have been busting my butt trying to figure out Ubuntu. Literally nothing works. I installed Steam thru the app repository, even that doesnt launch nothing happens when click the icon, I can't check if my gpu is working, I can't see if I even have video drivers, I can't see what refresh rate my monitor is running at, my laptop isn't charging. I searched for how to solve the issue, and it's tireless commands through the terminal to do one simple thing. It's as if Ubuntu isn't a finished operating system. Xbox controller isn't recognized when I plug it it in. Am I being trolled am I missing something?
If you want complex free life with safety use Mac
If you want relatively complex free life and a lot of software,but no safety of data. use windows.
If you want tinker the os for 1/3rd of ur PC using time use linux.
Specially if you use any kind of enterprise software for work purpose.
Never use linux (Alternatives suck)
@@Mwrp86 Well I'm a gamer, so I'm not going with Mac. It turns out Linux doesn't suck, Ubuntu sucked for me. I'm on Fedora KDE now and it's actually amazing once I learned how to do things. I do Still have Windows as a backup for that one stupid app that I need for work but I despise booting into Windows at this point
Problem isn't linux, problem is you not knowing which is for which. Stick win windows for gaming, linux is mostly for development and such stuff
@@MigoaHamed Development is literally better on Windows lmao
@@Mwrp86 I have been loving Linux lately once I stopped doing dumb things, One dumb thing I did repeatedly, was long Press my power button after a kernel update when The screen goes black for up to several minutes and I always thought there was something wrong. All I had to do was wait!. I haven't booted into Windows in weeks now
I have a problem when I dual boot my laptop, my bios goes black with one underscore. It only happens when I set linux as a primary boot OS.
I tried updating grub, disabling fastboot but nothing worked. Don't worry I also disabled secure boot and other things which you have mentioned from bios.
Device: Acer Aspire 3, i5 8th gen, nvidia mx230.
Any help or suggestion will be helpful
You have a corrupted grub configuration. I have run into this issue a few times myself. And when you get a black screen with an underscore, it means the grub configuration is corrupted. It's trying to boot into Linux, but it can't because the grub is corrupted. There are ways to look up how to fix a corrupted grub configuration. However what I like to do is just fresh install the distro so that grub can install properly. If this does not work. Try another distro. This will help to determine if your computer is the issue or if the distro is just not installing correctly. I had this issue before However when I tested other distros they installed just fine. So it might even be that distro is messed up. Sometimes too the installer usb could be corrupted so it won't install the distro correctly. Just to make sure that you flash the USB correctly.
@@darkiceywolf2953 then how did you resolve it
What distro are you using?
@@darkiceywolf2953 Actually this happened in PopOS, Manjaro, Linux Mint but not in Ubuntu.
and yes I used to hop distro to distro just to find a better substitute for Ubuntu.
Btw Currently using Manjaro.
Which linux Distro you are using ?