How to boot from an external drive (liveusb or other) from Trisquel in order to install Trisquel mini

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Strider
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Hi everyone
First of all, english is not my native language, so you may see some errors in my writting. I apologize for that in advance.
I recently replaced win10 with Trisquel in my laptop. I'm pleased too see how it's running smoothly and does not struggle anymore to do common tasks like text processing.
I would like to try Trisquel mini in order to choose if this OS better suits my needs.
To do that i created a liveusb to boot my computer with it, and install Tmini.
However when i restart the computer with the liveusb attached, it does not boot from it and the Trisquel OS starts normally.
My question is ¿what do i need to do to boot in Trisquel from an external drive, being a pendrive in this case?
Thank you all

GrevenGull
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I think this depends on your hardware.
If you for example are using a Crapple machine, there are different startup options available by pressing various keys while booting.

What did you do when you installed Trisquel?

Strider
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I firts intalled Trisquel from Windows 10.
In order to do it i followed the next steps:
1) Create the live usb with a program which name i don't remember.
2) Press the shut down option in the windows menu while pressing ctrl.
3) Then, in the bios i think, disable fast boot and secure boot.
4) Again, shut down the computer while pressing ctrl.
5) After that i chosed to boot the computer with the usb that was attached to it.

Then, the instalattion windows of Trisquel apperead.

In general, it was not a straightforward procedure.

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Strider
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Does that guide applies only to Windows?
I'm trying to install Trisquel Mini from Trisquel. I do not have windows anymore.
In any case, i will try to do that when i get home from work.
Thanks.
I will reply if i succeed or not.

Magic Banana

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It applies to any computer. What allows you to boot on the live system is the BIOS (or UEFI), which runs before any operating system.

Strider
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Thanks
It worked but not without problems.
I explain:
I entered the bios by pressing f2 in the starting process. Then i had to disable the secure boot option and change the device too boot the attached usb.
At this point there was no problem.
But in the instalattion process an error or problem message appear stating that if i installed the OS it will generate a problem related with the BIOS are the UEFI or EFI, something like that, i dont remember exactly.
For that reason i opted to cancell the instalattion and it returned me to the BIOS. In the BIOS there was no option anymore to choose the hard drive or the pendrive to boot, and i exit the bios it returned me to it right away.
I had no other option that to reatach the pendrive and install Trisquel mini, despite this problem.
With this OS im seeing the next problems:
Trisquel mini seems to run slower than normal Trisquel now.
Also, when i start the computer the trisquel symbol does not look centered.
I can't enter to the BIOS with f2 again.

Any help would be much apreciated.

Thanks in advance.

GrevenGull
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> But in the instalattion process an error or problem message appear stating that if i installed the OS it will generate a problem related with the BIOS are the UEFI or EFI, something like that, i dont remember exactly.

This is wierd. I hope someone in here with more knowledge can explain why this is happening.

> Trisquel mini seems to run slower than normal Trisquel now.

This is really wierd, considering Trisquel is supposed to be a lighter/faster OS. Again: I hope someone with more knowledge here have some explanation.

> Also, when i start the computer the trisquel symbol does not look centered.

I have also experienced this sometimes, I don't quite remember if I have exclusively experienced it with Mini or with both Mini and regular. This should probably reported though, if it's not already reported.

GrevenGull
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Typo: "considering Trisquel Mini is supposed to..."

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I would try to install Trisquel (not Mini) again and see.