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Introduction
'''Distros this works with: Universal'''
'''What this guide accomplishes: Making a USB drive bootable to install Linux.'''
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6HsFZ5508HPazYtemRyWlY4Q1E/view?usp=sharing|Legacy guide with CD burning instructions (Note: VERY OUT OF DATE)]
++ '''Important guide notes:''' ++
* This guide favors NEW USB drives due to how cheap a good drive generally is. If you want to reuse an old drive (or have no choice), this is also okay. However, I recommend buying a new drive to make things as simple as possible.
* I have removed all information from this guide that is specifically related to using a dedicatedtargets DVD burning. Many new laptops (and some desktops) do not have an internalinclude optical drives. If your laptop was purchased used, there is a very good chance the previous owner doesn't know if the optical drive (and even some desktops are no longer including them)works because it was never used. On top of this, USB optical drives are cheap and widely available if you still insist on using DVD.
* Many laptop owners end up neglecting the optical drive if it fails. This is because they are rarely used these days. If the internal drive has failed, your options are to use a USB stick or external optical drive.
* USB drives can be formatted multiple times and have multiple distros written to it over the life of the USB drive. Many USB drives last longer then DVD's before they fail as well. DVD media is generally going to be single use only.
++ '''READ ME IF YOUR SYSTEM HAS TROUBLE BOOTING FROM USB DIRECTLY.''' ++
If your system that has trouble booting from USB media directly, you can use a boot manager on CD to mitigate the problem. I have included a link to such a boot manager in the guide.
The guide can be found here:
[https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+use+PlopKexec+%28Subguide%29/54074|PlopKExec]
[https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+use+Plop+Boot+Manager+(Subguide)/54031|Plop Boot Manager]
'''Note: Most users will not need to use this. In most cases, the only readers who will need to use this type of boot manger are using legacy systems (or systems with a buggy USB boot implementation).'''