Properly Installing Linuxcnc as a Bootable USB

Okay, so I finally got a hold of a laptop and I have the computer as well. So like I said, I want to download the bootable linuxcnc program and all onto a usb. Though last time i did this someone did it for me and there seemed to be a lot of issues with the installation process that screwed me over in time.

can I plug the usb into the laptop, then download and install all I need onto the usb to make it bootable? Or do I need another desktop computer?

If I’m doing this, then I need to actually install the Linux operating system to the usb first and I can do as you said earlier with just cloning that GitHub you showed me. I don’t mind it being live but I want to, like I did before, dedicate some memory on the usb to keep storing data. 

i think last time I had it through Debian. I know I’m rambling and out of order, I’m just not sure how to make the instilling process perfect and I want it to be

Windows 11 I believe. Okay, thank you I’ll read through that. I’ve heard of that application before as well and I think that’s what I used before so that sounds good!