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ChristianZhao
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Feb 06, 2025

Create Debian Bootable USB on Windows 11 for Installation on another laptop?

Hi tech expert, I am a long time Windows users but not familiar with Linux. I started learning Linux this week and need some help to install Linux (Debian) on my old laptop. Currently, I have a Wind...
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Eorku
Iron Contributor
Feb 06, 2025

Here comes another simple way to create Debian install USB in Windows 11:

  1. Open Disk Management by pressing Windows + X and selecting Disk Management. 
  2. Right-click on the USB drive and choose Delete Volume.
  3. Create a new simple volume and format it with FAT32 (make sure the partition is marked as active).
  4. Linux Live USB Creator (LiLi) is a simple tool that allows you to create bootable USB drives. It's easy to use and completely free. Just install it and select the Debian ISO to write it to your USB drive.
  5. After following the prompts in the Linux Live USB Creator tool, it will copy the Debian ISO to your USB drive and make it bootable.

 

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