Gorkee

I was in a wild and crazy mood the other day and thought it would be really cool to install Linux on my 4GB USB Flash Stick.  How comforting, I thought, to always be able to carry Linux around with me in my pocket.  If I went to a friend’s house who had a Windows machine (shudder), I wouldn’t have to suffer.  I could just put in my USB Flash Stick and boot the machine from the USB device to run Linux.  How cool is that?  Beyond words cool. 

Here’s how I did it…

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As many of you may already know, there are many guides out there on how to triple boot your new Intel iMac (this is a method of partitioning, not a special way to kick the crap out of your computer).  However, many of those guides are just too complex - you’d need a PhD in B.S. just to figure out what they’re talking about.  I ask you, why do they tell you that you must go to the command line to partition your harddrive?  Why?  Why?!  Crazy talk, I tell you!  Since we have enough of that going around, I’m here to inject a little sanity into your life.  I’m going to give you the easy way to get the job done.  I’m going to be Bob the Booter.  Can he fix it?  Yes, he can!

For the record, I should probably tell you that I’m doing this on an Intel dual core iMac.  Why does that matter?  Because it might work differently on a different machine - like a laptop. Probably not, but you should be aware of this upfront.

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