Installing a Linux distro

Linux on Laptops
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Hi there. I want to install the Bodhi distro on an old laptop (yes, I’m set on this distro based on my system specs). I’ve never installed any Linux distro before, so I’m a noob. I was reading through the installation and configuration documentation, but there’s one thing I would please like some further clarification on.

I only have one flash drive at the moment, which I’m going to use to download the files I want to save off of this old laptop. Can I use the same flash drive to download and install Linux while my saved files are on it if there’s enough room, or should I use a separate flash drive for this? Thanks!

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Hm, I’m pretty sure you have to put the .iso image on a flash drive by itself, since it’s a whole disk image. If you have a DVD or Blu-Ray drive you can burn to one of those, too, though.

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Agreed, the flash drive will be wiped when you put a bootable iso image on it.

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Thanks so much for the help! In that case I’ll get another flash drive and dedicate it to installing the Linux kernel and keep my saved data separate.

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