

UNetbootin, may create slightly different boot drives or if on UEFI might not work at all with Debian iso files due to a bug It will show the language selection and then the install menu, from which you can install Ubuntu onto the computer's hard drive or launch the LiveCD environment. Also, you can configure Ubuntu on the USB flash drive to save changes you make, unlike a read-only CD/DVD disk.īooting from a USB flash drive created with usb-creator alias Startup Disk Creator and mkusb will behave just as if you had booted from the install CD. This may be necessary for most new portable computers without DVD drives and is handy for others because a USB flash drive is so convenient. Ubuntu can be installed from a USB flash drive. See also: Installation/FromUSBStickQuick for beginners starting from Windows.

Download the iso file into your running computer (for example into the directory Downloads in the internal drive, not into the USB flash drive that you want to make into a USB boot drive).Ĭheck with md5sum (or another checksum tool) that the download was good. Get the correct Ubuntu installation file, 'the iso file', via this link or Ubuntu flavour via this link. The general procedure to install Ubuntu (or Ubuntu flavour, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu. Booting USB drives with grub2 and iso files 'grub-n-iso'.Portable installed system booting from UEFI and BIOS.Stable portable systems - good for USB sticks.Creating a bootable Ubuntu USB flash drive from Mac OSX.mkusb - dd image of iso file to USB device safely.Install and run Startup Disk Creator alias usb-creator.Creating a bootable Ubuntu USB flash drive from Ubuntu.Pendrivelinux's Universal USB Installer.

