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Is there any easy way to install a Linux distribution directly to a USB drive?

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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?

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Depending on what OP actually wants to do it might be simpler to just install Linux normally in a VM. I recommend Hyper-v if you are using Windows Pro and if you are using Windows Home I recommend upgrading to Pro using MAS scripts or using a workaround to install Hyper-V on Home.

You could also use a hypervisor like virtualbox but they are type 2 hypervisors which are usually slower compared to type 1 like Hyper-v or KVM.

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