These instructions require:

  - Debian 8 (Jessie) or later
  - Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) or later
  - Linux Mint 18 (Sarah) or later

If your version of Debian, Ubuntu, or Linux Mint is not supported, you can follow the
instructions for [[other Linux distributions|install/linux/usb/overview]]
instead. But they are more complicated and require two USB sticks instead of
one.

<div class="tip debian">

<p>To know your version of Debian or Ubuntu, open
<span class="application">System Settings</span> and click on
<span class="guilabel">Details</span>. For Debian, refer to the
<span class="guilabel">Base system</span> information.</p>

<p>To know your version of Linux Mint, open the application
<span class="application">Welcome Screen</span>.

</div>

<div class="tip expert">

<p>To know your version of Debian, Ubuntu, or Linux Mint, execute:</p>

<pre><code>lsb_release -a</code></pre>

</div>
