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Is it possible to download a Linux bootable operating system direct to a wiped HDD?

I am in the hospital and have no money so don’t need advise me to get a USB drive please.


I purchased a laptop which ended up having BitLocker enabled when I disabled secure boot.

I have a 3.5GB USB drive which I managed to get a Linux live ISO on and am now able to use the laptop, however it will not install with error code 5.

I have spent hours looking up possible solutions but nothing seems easy enough.

I just want to know if there is a way I can possibly download direct to the HDD and make it bootable? I don’t want to format my USB drive and burn another ISO to it in case it fails and I can no longer use the system.

This is only an issue due to me being in hospital and no access to resources right now.

It sounds like it should be viable but I am really new to Linux and having a limited 3.5GB USB drive has stopped me being able to download Windows again. I want an operating system on bare metal so I have access to the laptop.

Any advice would be appreciated.