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Author: Roger Martin
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Can we install LInux operating system via USB  as Windows operating systems. I want to keep both windows and Linux

as my operating system in my personal computer.Any help would make me happy.

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To install Linux to a USB device, you will need to prepare your flash drive first and have it formatted with FAT32 as the file system. After that, you may install 7-zip which is free and really useful in compressing files. Then download Syslinux as the bootloader to make your USB device bootable. Once done then just follow the step-by-step procedures on these websites to further finish the installation of your Linux to your USB flash drive.
http://www.teamteabag.com/2008/05/17/howto-easy-install-ubuntu-804-hardy-heron-or-most-other-distros-from-usb/

http://linuxandfriends.com/2009/03/05/install-linux-on-a-usb-stick-in-5-easy-steps/

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-from-usb-stick.html

All the links above have the procedures you need to install Linux and make your USB flash drive bootable for your system. 

Tanok Bloran

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Thanks for the help! I wanted to install Linux on my desktop along with my Windows. I had Linux OS in my pen drive but I didn’t know how to install it from a pen drive. So this question and reply helped me a lot! Thanks to author of the question and to the expert who replied. Thank you very much