Skip to main content

You are not logged in. Your edit will be placed in a queue until it is peer reviewed.

We welcome edits that make the post easier to understand and more valuable for readers. Because community members review edits, please try to make the post substantially better than how you found it, for example, by fixing grammar or adding additional resources and hyperlinks.

4
  • 2
    If I had the need to do something like this I would look at installing Ventoy on the physical disk, then I could add/remove ISOs quickly and easily without screwing around with the BIOS/UEFI every time. Commented Nov 15, 2021 at 0:25
  • If it is a live image (i.e. Ubuntu Live) just running it from the USB will give you the option to install it permanently. Look at unetbootin. It is a program that will make live disks for a variety of distros. It will automatically download the image as well, if you need it. As for ms installer, if it is the online recovery image, yes. plugging in & booting should be all that is needed. Sometimes there are a few extra steps in the bios menu, if it fails to boot. Commented Nov 15, 2021 at 2:17
  • If it boots into the old OS with the USB stick plugged in, google MAKE MODEL linux install. Most likely, there will be a YouTube video walkthrough that explains any needed configuration changes. Requirements differ from one model to the next. Commented Nov 15, 2021 at 2:29
  • 2
    You can use grub2's loopmount if using grub to boot. ISO boot & link to examples help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot more examples help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot/Examples & gist.github.com/Pysis868/27203177bdef15fbb70c Commented Nov 15, 2021 at 3:39