How to make your flash drive bootable to try Linux without installing it

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Hello everyone. Nowadays, most of the Linux distributions allow you to try the operating
system before you install it into your computer. This is very helpful if you don’t want to install a Linux variant in your computer but just try one. Or if your system is somehow crashed and you have to format the whole partitions of your computer but you need to back up your files and documents/data from that machine, then booting it using a Linux Live CD may be extremely helpful. Today, most of the Linux distributions like Ubuntu, Debian, fedora, Open SUSE, Linux Mint, Free BSD, Arch Linux, CentOS, Clone Zilla and many more provides option to run the Operating system Live from an USB flash drive. If you do not have a CD ROM drive in your computer, then also this option will be very helpful to get you installed a Linux flavor on your machine. Okay, now come to the point and get your USB flash drive bootable with your Linux distribution version. Here the steps involved:
1.       Get a copy of one of the following softwares:
a.       Linux Live USB Creator (Get Here)
b.      UnetBootin (Get Here)
c.       Universal USB Installer (Get Here)
2.       Download a copy of ISO image of your intended Linux version.
3.       Install and run one of the previously mentioned USB creator software.
4.       Select the ISO image as source to burn to the USB device. Insert the flash drive and start making copy of Linux to your flash drive.

5.       After completion, reboot your computer with the USB flash drive as the Boot device. Try or install the Linux flavor from your live USB.

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