![]() You only need one USB drive, and don't have to worry about screwing up your current installation of Windows. Here's another way: Use Virtualbox to install Ubuntu. Be cautious, many people have overwritten the HDD MBR as default location for boot loader is sda, any items in the internal drive's grub will be added to the USB's grub. ![]() You may omit disabling the hard drive if after partitioning you choose to install grub to the root of the USB drive you are installing Ubuntu to, (ie sdb not sdb1). Insert your name, computer name, username, password and select if you want to log in automatically or require a password.cscameron.Default should be OK if HDD was unplugged. Confirm "Device for boot loader installation" points to the root of the USB drive." = remaining space, (1000 to 2000 megabytes, or same size as RAM), Beginning of this space and "Use as" = "swap area" then OK. Select "Primary", "New partition size.(Optional swap space, allows hibernation) " = 1000 to 6000 MB, Beginning of this space, Ext2, and Mount point = "/home" then OK. " = 4500 to 6000 MB, "Beginning of this space", Ext4, and Mount point = "/" then OK. (Optional FAT32 data partition for use on Windows machine) (Full disk encryption is now working with flash drives). At "Installation type" select "Something else".Select installation type and "Download updates while installing Ubuntu" and Select "Install third-party software.Start the computer, the USB/DVD should boot.Unplug the power cable from the hard drive or unplug the hard drive from the laptop.Create a live USB or DVD using SDC, UNetbootin, mkusb, etc.They are not very good for use of installing Ubuntu.įollowing is a step by step how to install 18.04 on a 16GB flash drive with options for separate Home partition and Windows compatible data partition: They are better at utilizing disk space as no fixed size casper-rw file or partition is required. 11.10 is too old, Latest LTS, (Long Term Service), release is 18.04.įull installs are more stable and secure than persistent installs, but not as quick to make.
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