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Running a linux distro installer from a working system? (feddit.cl)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/linuxquestions@lemmy.zip
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Title.

I know there are tools to set up a linux distro's installer on a USB flashdrive. What I'm looking for is slightly different: I want to install a linux distro (a Debian derivative, but am still unsure which) on a USB hard drive, but I want to do it from a running system, rather that have to boot into installer mode.

The rationale is that this is the only active machine I have ATM. I guess this exists since that's how "live distros" with installers even function in the first place, but I haven't had much luck searching for information.

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[–] [S] 1 point 2 months ago

Sounds one of the better approaches so far, yes. I'm giving virt-manager a try.

(why didn't I think there would be a virtual machine program right there in the package manager???)

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