# SuSE on USB

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-on-usb/24011>\
**Category:** SLES Hardware\
**Created:** [May 29, 2013, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-on-usb/24011 "2013-05-29T11:24:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![captainnima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@captainnima](https://forums.suse.com/u/captainnima)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-on-usb/24011/1 "2013-05-29T11:24:48Z")

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I like to put a copy of SuSE on USB. Can someone guide me on this please?

Many thanks,

Nima Zahadat

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**Author:** ![smflood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/smflood/32/10576_2.png) [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-on-usb/24011/2 "2013-05-29T12:11:29Z")

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On 29/05/2013 09:34, captainnima wrote:  
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> I like to put a copy of SuSE on USB. Can someone guide me on this  
> please?[/color]

Since you have posted in a support forum for SUSE Linux Enterprise  
Server (SLES) by “SuSE” do you mean SLES or perhaps openSUSE (which used  
to be called “SUSE Linux”)?

## HTH.

Simon  
SUSE Knowledge Partner

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**Author:** ![Jens-U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@Jens-U](https://forums.suse.com/u/Jens-U)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-on-usb/24011/3 "2013-05-29T12:37:48Z")

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Hi Nima,

in addition to Simon’s question - for what purpose do you want to put it on USB? If it’s just for installation, it might be a simple “dd” to copy the ISO image to the USB medium. Or do you want to run a “live system” from USB? For both installation and running from USB: Does the target system support booting from USB?

Regards,  
Jens