I'd like to install/run Kicksecure from my "EAGET USB 3.2 Solid State Pen Drive" as described here. (Im not set on Kicksecure, just read about it on privacyguides; open for suggestions! I just want something ... well secure and easy to use.
... However, my Windows PC does not recognize the USB with Debian as a bootable medium.
What I did:
- Download debian-live-12.5.0-amd64-xfce
- Flash it to USB with balenaEtcher
- Try to boot from it in all possible ways
I also tried other Linux distributions like Mint and Ubuntu ... nothing gets recognized on that USB, expect Tails. After it recognizes it as UEFI OS and I select Harddisk Mode.
Tails is amazing, love it! But I just don't really need Tor, and mostly I need to use an App that will simply not connect via the Tor network and cannot be configured to do so.
Thank you very much 😊
Edit: Not everything can boot on windows I guess. But in my case Ubuntu suddenly could after turning off the PC and remove it from its power source.
As you're currently using Windows on your PC, you might have to do an extended reboot. By default Windows skips the UEFI/USB step in the boot sequence to make Windows boot slightly faster.
Check out this link for reference' https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/boot-to-uefi-mode-or-legacy-bios-mode?view=windows-11
seems to involve disabling secure boot, not happy with that. will cause more paranoia 😬
you can do some things to be able to enable it again once you're set up.
That's new to me. For me so far it was sufficient to follow this part from the linked article...