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Insert the installation media for the device iso#
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Boot the computer from your USB flash drive.

Only for old versions of syslinux: Copy some files from sub-directories to the root directory and edit syslinux.cfg a bit. Rename the isolinux directory to syslinux and the file isolinux.cfg to syslinux.cfg

Copy the contents of the Ubuntu CD to your flash drive (make sure you include hidden files/directories).

Make the USB flash drive bootable using SYSLINUX.

Use the Use existing live CD option to select an Ubuntu Live CD that you have downloaded. If you are currently running Fedora you can use the liveusb-creator to create a live Ubuntu USB drive.

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The UbuntuServerFlashDriveInstaller was developed from the instructions at this forum post.Д¬omment: Does not work with - says no usable ISO found - any ideas? Ubuntu-server-flashdrive-installer.sh (Command-line shell script, runs from Linux)

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Now you can boot from the USB drive and install Ubuntu like as if you had booted from the Desktop CD. This is because fat16 file systems do not handle symlinks, but it will not cause any problems. isotostick.sh /dev/sdX1Дon't forget to replace /dev/sdX1 with the partition name of your USB drive found in the previous section! You will see some 'operation not permitted' errors when the script tries to copy the symlinks for /dists/stable and /dists/unstable.

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Download the script, make it executable and run the script like this ( alternate link with older version: ): sudo apt-get install syslinux mtools The easiest way, which also works with the Desktop installer, is to use the isotostick.sh script from. Simply replacing the path by the blkid one won't solve this isse.

Warning: Running scripts from untrusted websites is potentially dangerous! Warning: Something's wrong with the script as it wants to use vol_id which was removed in newer versions of Ubuntu. Isotostick.sh (Command-line shell script, runs from Linux) I found that using fdisk to delete the partition on the drive first, then running liveusb, worked nicely. If you can't, it hasn't been created properly. Make sure that you can mount the USB drive on a normal Ubuntu install, and that you can browse it in the file browser. You may encounter an error when trying to boot from the USB drive, something like 'Missing operating system'. You can run the tool from your normal desktop, just insert the Ubuntu Live CD and run it. Simply run the Live CD, install the tool and start the Live USB installation from the System administration menu. Live USB creator automates the process of creating a bootable Live USB system from a running Ubuntu Live CD. Live USB creator (GUI-based, runs from Live CD)

You can use the drive normally when not in the Live environment, and access it from the Live environment through a loopback. The USB drive has a single normal partition on it, with a casper-rw image and a boot directory for GRUB. You can also use the built-in GRUB to launch other disk images, like MS-DOS or memory test. Persistence is setup automatically, so it will remember any changes you make between reboots. You can use this to install Ubuntu onto the computer's hard drive by using the Install icon on the desktop. When you boot from USB, it will show you a GRUB menu with one option in it, which will then take you directly into the LiveCD environment. This will install the LiveCD environment from your install CD onto the USB drive. You may or may not need to rename ISOLINUX.BIN to SYSLINUX.BIN, but it won't hurt.ДЈ) Move up to the top level and rename the ISOLINUX folder to be SYSLINUX Optional: If you need to activate the original Ubuntu livecd boot menu, for example if you want to disable the framebuffer or read the Ubuntu livecd HELP screens and cheatcodes, please make these changes to your USB drive after your UNetbootin installation is completed:ДЎ) Delete the SYSLINUX.CFG file or rename it to be SYSLINUX.OLDДў) Enter the ISOLINUX folder and rename the ISOLINUX.CFG file to be SYSLINUX.CFG.

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UNetbootin automates this task by providing a GUI to create a bootable Ubuntu Live USB drive from an ISO file, and can be run from both an installed Windows or Linux system, or from a liveCD. Current Ubuntu versions can also be cloned directly from the iso file to a USB drive. Most users should use Startup Disk Creator or Unetbootin instead of many alternatives described here that perform similar steps. Ubuntu distributions from 8.04 'Hardy' onwards have 'Startup Disk Creator' a usb-creator tool that creates a bootable USB flash drive from a Ubuntu CD or iso image. Technical details and custom USB Installation Media

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