I know, I can create a live CD of Linux, I know I also can create a bootable Linux installation on a jump drive. I’m curious is can I actually do a full install of mint Linux on an external drive and actually run it that way. When I say run it I mean actually add packages remove packages, etc. i’m asking because I have a currently working Windows 10 computer. And until I really understand Linux especially how to properly install it. I prefer not to screw something up on a working system. I figured install it to an external Drive and then just tell the bios, don’t boot the windows drive just boot into the external Drive.
Would this actually work?
Stupid question here: let’s say I plug in the external drive, install Linux mint, grub would get installed onto the external drive, set the bios to boot from the external drive, boot into Linux.
Now at some point I shut the computer unplug the external drive, boot the computer back up …
Now I’m assuming the computer would boot back into windows because the Linux drive would be disconnected.
Correct?
Correct. It would look for the bootloader on each drive that it’s configured to boot from (in order of preference).