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:

  1. Download debian-live-12.5.0-amd64-xfce
  2. Flash it to USB with balenaEtcher
  3. 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.

  • @birdcat@lemmy.mlOP
    2•9 months ago

    like i said, i tried mint, does not work from that stick, only tails works. what i want to achieve is not much:

    • create files that i cannot decrypt in my windows, even if i have the keys or the password, which i both dont have. (already done in tails)
    • run this one single app on a secure usb, so when my windows or phone have a virus/stolen/lost, this app is not there and not in danger.
    • @henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
      3•9 months ago

      I’m sorry but I’m not sure how to help further because I don’t know enough about how tails booting is different from how Mint boots.

      • @birdcat@lemmy.mlOP
        2•9 months ago

        ah crazy, i made it work with Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS!

        For some reason i had to unplug the PC before restarting. Then it got found as UEFI and could boot.

        The full installation on the USB was a bit dirty, as i put the Live Ubuntu in a Virtual Machine and installed it from there. So i typed the full disk encryption and login passwords in Windows … but I wont be too paranoid about that one now 😅

        • @Ludrol
          2•9 months ago

          Look into Windows Fast Startup I think that was the cause. (It will bug you in the future if you want to dual boot linux)