#Using Mint-System from external USB ...

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iron glen
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My task is as follows: I have a very fast Windows 11 system which I want to use with a bootable USB Mint Cinneamon Linux distribution. The Mint system runs satisfactorily as long as I don't install anything large; then the system complains about insufficient memory. How can I tell the Mint system to install all applications on a free 1 TB exFAT formatted hard drive? And i dont want an Dualboot-System.

steady crown
iron glen
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I know it's possible, but how do I tell the system: install not on the USB stick but on the HDD?

steady crown
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Is it an ISO on the USB drive?

iron glen
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Yes

steady crown
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Everything is basically in RAM then and that causes some issues

ivory steeple
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and also lsblk -o name,model,fstype,size,mountpoint

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if mountpoint column shows /cdrom, you are only on live USB / live DVD

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if mountpoint shows / then look the model for that same line. that slash means you are installed on that drive

iron glen
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That lasts some time, i write from Win11

ivory steeple
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those two commands only work in linux or maybe Mac OS

iron glen
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i shut down win and start mint

ivory steeple
iron glen
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yes, i startet a second linux pc from wich i m writing an starttet the first command on the other

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the answer of the second command is : lsblk /o is not a block divice

ivory steeple
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because dont use /

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lsblk -o name,model,fstype,size,mountpoint

iron glen
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where is the doublepoint?

ivory steeple
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or, open the start menu and go to Accessories category. open the Disks app

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when that app opens, if you see a loop device shows /dev/mnt/squashfs , then u are running from live usb

iron glen
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in the answer of the first command is a loopdevice

ivory steeple
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if you only see drive then click drive. if u see a starred partition, then that's installed

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a third way is df command

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if really installed, it will say the big size of drive and mountpoint at /

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if not installed, it will probably say loop and /cdrom

iron glen
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in the disk app is a loopdevice 2.6 GB loop device /cdrom/casper...

ivory steeple
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yep. so you're in live mode

iron glen
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and its read only😥

ivory steeple
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of course the live loop is read-only

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u haven't installed

iron glen
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is it possible to install mint on the usb-Stick and to do what i want?

ivory steeple
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for very light use only , yes

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or else u will burn it out in a week or less

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if u have a USB hard drive, that will last much, much, much longer

iron glen
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the free hdd is in an USB dockingstatio.

ivory steeple
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that would work

iron glen
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👍 i trie the next days. thx so far.

ivory steeple
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to do it correctly, you must remove the disk flags of the boot partition of pc own internal disk

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(or physically unplug internal drive of pc)

iron glen
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OK, in linux from the stick, before i will install on external hdd?

ivory steeple
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call us when you are ready.

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I recommedn BTRFS also

iron glen
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👍

iron glen
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So its done. Linux cinneamon is running with a little mistake of mine. The Linux bootmanager is on the windows drive. The mistake was that i unmounted a partion of the win drive and not the drive.

ivory steeple