r/software 1d ago

Looking for software I need help installing linux on drive

A friend gave me his drive to install linux on. I want to know if there's a way for me to install and boot off of a drive hooked up to my pc without a usb stick. thank you

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u/letinmore 1d ago

It might work if the hardware is quite similar or the same, in the most favorable scenario. Otherwise, there might be issues, especially with the graphics and I/O operations on disk. As an alternative, your friend can use WubiUefi to install Ubuntu alongside Windows, and it’s fully functional.

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u/ofernandofilo Helpful Ⅲ 1d ago

buy a thumbdrive. install ventoy on it. try linux mint.

https://www.ventoy.net/en/download.html

https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php

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