To create a USB installation device, you will need:Ī 4 GB USB flash device/drive/stick. Note: This article uses the term "USB flash drive" alongside USB stick, USB drive, USB device, USB pendrive and thumb drive. 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.
#HOW I INSTALL UBUNTU FROM USB STICK PORTABLE#
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. Install Ubuntu to your internal drive (hard disk drive or solid state drive or external drive).Configure your computer to boot from USB flash drive and boot from it.
Tools for this purpose are described in this help page.
#HOW I INSTALL UBUNTU FROM USB STICK MAC OSX#
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.Creating a bootable Ubuntu USB flash drive from Windows.