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I think I understand, had I booted MXLinux from a USB drive, then mounted the installed MXLinux file system I could have successfully used "MX Live USB Maker" , correct?
Create a USB MXLive from running OS [Solved]
Re: Create a USB MXLive from running OS
live-usb-maker (CLI) or "MX Live USB Maker" (GUI) do require a "live media" as a "source" in order to create "Live USB" as "target.bushyiii wrote: Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:34 am @ fehlix
I think I understand, had I booted MXLinux from a USB drive, then mounted the installed MXLinux file system I could have successfully used "MX Live USB Maker" , correct?
A "live media" can be an iso-file, an extracted iso-file, a loop-mounted iso-file, another already created LiveUSB, or a running "Live USB"
So when you want to create a "Live USB" from your installed system, you would first "produce" a "live media" ISO file
with help of "MX Snapshot". Just mounting an installed system does not provide the needed "source" for "MX Live USB Maker".
If you want to explore the "clone" feature instead of using the iso-file directly you could e.g with help
of the tool isomount (CLI) get the iso-file mounted e,g on /mnt/iso/iso1,
or just extract the iso-file into an empty directory.
This directory of the extracted ISO or loop-mounted ISO can now be selected
as "Source" in order to use the clone feature of "MX Live USB Maker".