I want to install Debian directly onto my USB drive. Is there an easy way to do this directly without having to reboot to run the installer?

  • bizdelnick@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Yes. Just partition the drive manually, install packages with debootstrap, bind-mount /proc, /sys and /dev, chroot into it and install a bootloader. If you don’t understand what I say, you have to run an installer, possibly in a VM.