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Boot multiple linux distros from USB stick
One of my most used tools is a live Linux distribution booted from a USB drive. I’ve been a fan of pendrivelinux.com for a while which gives tutorials for getting various distributions up and running on a USB drive.
Amongst other things, running a live pen drive installation allows me to run various diagnostic and recovery tools on a PC (which may be unable to boot into Windows). Also, using a USB stick means that you can update the distribution without wasting a CD-R (although many old machines can’t boot directly from a USB device).
This latest article caught my eye, as it’s a way to install multiple distributions on the one (large) USB stick. Admittedly, I haven’t had a chance to road test it yet but it looks very promising.
Boot Multiple ISO from USB (MultiBoot USB) | USB Pen Drive Linux
