Questions related to live USB devices, which allow you to test drive Ubuntu without installing it on your hard drive.
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32 and 64 bit on one live USB stick
I have successfully created a bootable Live USB stick on an 8Gb drive with either the 32 and 64 bit version of 11.10 but not bother at the same time. I would like to put them both on the same stick ...
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Will the data from my persistent Live-USB automatically transfer when I install?
I have a Live USB of Lubuntu 12.04. I have been working with it for quite some time now and have installed quite a few packages in it.
Now, I want to convert this to an actual install. When I do so, ...
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12.04 won't boot from Live CD or USB
My laptop (the only PC left in my home to install Ubuntu 12.04 now that it's out) is not booting from Live CD or USB. I get past the screen with the little person in the circle. but right after that, ...
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When using Ubuntu on a Live CD or USB, how can I determine if a different, inactive install is 32 vs 64 bit?
I was not able to determine by searching whether this question has already been asked and answered. My search always turned up some other 32 versus 64 bit question.
I want to know if it is possible ...
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Downloading Ubuntu to USB for another computer?
I have an Asus F5VL that was running Vista but when I tried downloading Office 2010 the OS crashed. Now I need a recovery disk to get it back to life but I only have a macbook available to me to ...
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cannot mount /dev/loop1 on /cow
I am trying to install ubuntu 12.10 64bit using a liveUsb and I got this message :
cannot mount /dev/loop1 on /cow which shows up after clicking on "try Ubuntu before installing" or install Ubuntu".
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How to create bootable usb from pre-installed Ubuntu?
I am a new Ubuntu user. Whoever helped me assumes that I've actively downloaded Ubuntu and so have an ISO. But I got Ubuntu pre-installed, and want to create a bootable USB backup.
No idea what to ...
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Create windows XP's live USB using ubuntu [closed]
My hard disk crashed.. I can run Ubuntu using a pendrive by making a live USB of Ubuntu, which I made using Windows 7.
In the similar way, I want to run Windows XP too using another pen drive (without ...
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How to make a USB stick swap disk?
OK , I know this sounds a bit silly and solid state drives like a USB flash stick are probly the last thing on earth you want to use as a swap disk since they could go bad pretty quick from all the ...
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How do I convert my Ubuntu installation into a Live-USB or Live-CD?
Say I have Ubuntu installed in a hard drive
What can I do to generate a liveUSB that is as similar as possible to the installation ?
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Dual boot 12.04/windows 7 After installation my computer reboots straight to Windows. There is no option to boot Ubuntu.
Windows 7 Home Premium
Intel i5 2500k CPU
ASUSP8Z68-V PRO motherboard
GeForce GTX 570 GPU
Corsair 120Gb SSD (Windows 7 OS)
WD 1 TB HDD
I select the USB drive in the BIOS and boot to it ...
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How can I save settings on a Live USB?
So I have an Ubuntu 11.10 Live USB disk. I've noticed that my settings never get saved. Every time I reboot while in my Live USB and then boot back into it, all my settings and [un]installed programs ...
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Installing Ubuntu using updated Live USB
I used Ubuntu's Startup Disk Creator to make the Live USB, for recovery purposes, and update it often. I have also installed additional software from Ubuntu's Software Center.
If I use that same ...
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Using 12.04 installation as a persistent pen drive
Disclaimer: I aim to build a self contained pen drive with our application inside for running it in as many machines as possible. Portability. So no matter about updates. Maybe I'm looking at the ...
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Bootable USB stick created for installation doesn't work
I've downloaded the Ubuntu 12.10 iso and followed the instructions on http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows. After I tried the usb disk I got to the Ubuntu live menu, but ...
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Can't install due to “udeb file failed the MD5 checksum verification” error
I have been trying to get Ubuntu 12.04.1 (desktop-i386) running on my laptop. Have burned a boot-able CD containing 12.04.1. It allows me the option of Trying out Ubuntu before installing, but the ...
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What's the difference between installing and trying Ubuntu?
I was wondering what the difference between running and trying Ubuntu and I was also wondering if there was any downfall to running Ubuntu on a USB drive.
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Is there a version of Ubuntu Server that will install from a USB drive?
I am trying to install Ubuntu Server on a computer that has no CD Drive and it is trying to detect a CD drive and fails whenever it cant find it.
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Live-USB with read-write stick
I've got one of the few USB Sticks with hardware read only switch (Trekstor). I'd like to use a bootable Linux with it, e.g. to fix problems with Windows PCs without danger of infecting or changing ...
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How to build a dynamic grub on a usb-drive?
I would like to setup GRUB on a USB where it detects automatically the available OS installations on the machine that it is plugged into...
This could be useful if you messed up your default GRUB ...
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New Dell Vostro 3550 will not boot into Live CD
I've been trying to install Ubuntu and/or it's derivatives on my new Dell Vostro 3550 but I'm finding it impossible to boot into the live CD environment. Here are the things I've already tried:
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Resize a pendrive Linux?
I'm running Ubuntu from USB media, which has a drive capacity of 250 GB, all existing as one FAT32 partition.
However, when I created the bootable Ubuntu drive, only 4.79 GB were allocated for ...
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Persistant File System vs Installation onto USB stick
I want to install Ubuntu to a 4Gb USB stick, so that I can boot it on other computers, but I heard that a persistent file system never deletes data and so just fills up. This would be a problem as I ...
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Are there any data migration tools?
I'm trying to migrate a laptop's HDD to another HDD. I'm trying to find a way to use Ubuntu Live USB with persistence and run tools such as this! I tried disc copy bootable linux distro, didn't work. ...
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Random Shutdowns
I've installed Ubuntu on a USB thumbdrive, to be used to backup (image) and partition a harddisk. I'm currently stuck at the backup-phase of my plan, because Ubuntu keeps shutting down.
From my ...
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How do I recover my username and password on a persistent LiveUSB?
I booted Ubuntu 11.04 from a persistent pendrive installation. It asked for the keyring password the 1st time, and I just cancelled the dialog window and went through. After the 3rd or 4th booting ...
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Cannot boot from LiveUSB created with Pendrivelinux
I was trying to create a LiveUSB with my SanDisk Cruzer on Ubuntu with the Startup Disk Creator program, then because of some reason it could not boot. I guess it was because I checked the Format USB ...
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Ubuntu doesn't start from USB after installation
My computer refuses to boot from the USB even after I change everything that I can possibly think of on my motherboard's BIOS.
But I have booted from the USB twice in the past. The first time is when ...
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12.04 LiveUSB doesn't upgrade for 10.04 installation? [duplicate]
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“No new release found” when upgrading a server from 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LTS
I burnt Ubuntu to USB and when I try to install it, it doesn't allow me to upgrade ...
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Can not update Natty running from a USB stick [closed]
In a blogpost Jono explained a nice way to test the latest version of Natty. Under point four he proposes:
Step 4: Update
Although you installed the latest daily you should ensure it is up to ...
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Persistent Installation to USB Stick [duplicate]
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How do I install Ubuntu to a USB key?
I want to carry around a persistent installation of Ubuntu on a USB stick with all my favourite bits of software. What's the ...
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What is the root password for a live usb stick? [duplicate]
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ su
Password:
su: Authentication failure
I installed Ubuntu to a USB stick. I didn't set any password any time - why can't I use su?
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What wold be the differences between a persistent USB Live Session and a installed Ubuntu in a USB drive?
I'm a teacher and will ask my students to either bring their laptops with Ubuntu installed with an specific list of packages preinstalled or bring a USB Drive or External Hard Drive with Ubuntu and ...
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how to create a live-usb for ubuntu from a lubuntu system
I am using lubuntu 12.04 on my PC. I want to install Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop. How do I create live-usb on Lubuntu so that I can install Ubuntu OS to my Laptop.
Edit: There's no startup disc ...
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From terminal , how make a LIVE USB for all distro's ,not only for Ubuntu? [duplicate]
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Create USB installer from the command line?
With curiosity I have on terminal, I came to this step. How can I create Live USB from terminal? Is there any tool i got to ...
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How do I install ubuntu from usb pen drive
I'm new to Linux. I'm using Ubuntu 11.04. Now i want to install Ubuntu 12.04 .
I got an ISO image of Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop.
I put this image in to a pen drive which is formated,set the boot option ...
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Can I create a LiveUSB for installing Lubuntu without using a CD?
I'm trying to understand how to create a LiveUSB for installing Lubuntu. I'm currently downloading the .iso, and I'm trying to understand whether I can create a LiveUSB for installation without first ...
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Booting the liveCD/USB in EFI mode fails on Samsung Tablet XE700T1A
My tablet is Samsung Series 7 Slate (XE700T1A-A02FR (French Language)). It operates an Intel Sandy Bridge architecture. The main issue about this tablet is that it ships with an installed Windows 7 in ...
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Does booting a live USB (with persistence turned off) cause writes to occur to it?
I know that Ubuntu will not and can not write to a live CD-R/DVD+-R when it is booting from it, as it is a read-only medium. However, the procedure (at least on the data level) for running Ubuntu off ...
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Using USB as bootable disk but not showing any “install from using usb” option
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 using usb pendrive.
I have made USB bootable. Setup starts but it's not showing "install from USB" option.
It shows only "Install Ubuntu".
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Live USB or Live CD not booting?
Either it's Live USB or Live CD, Ubuntu 12.04 won't boot on my old laptop.
It gives an error with this message all the time:
"This kernel requires the following features not present on the CPU : ...
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Trouble With Persistence After Making a USB Live Thumb Drive Using Pendrivelinux
I created a bootable Ubuntu on my 32GB thumb drive (on a NTFS partition) and I selected a persistence of 4GB.
I've noticed that when I reboot from the initial booting off of the USB thumb drive, ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 64 bits not booting on a Dell Inspiron 15z Puissance (French) in UEFI mode
When trying to start Ubuntu from my USB key in UEFI mode (it works in Legacy mode, but I have to keep Windows) on a Dell Inspiron 15z , Grub starts, but when I choose any option, I get a black screen ...
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I have a Live USB of Lubuntu, and want to make it persistent to the same USB. Can I do that?
I don't have access to a blank CD, so I'm booting via live USB. The problem is I can't partition that drive when it's running my OS, or I think that's the problem. Is there a way to convert the ...
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How to display correct time in persistent live USB
It seems that while booting in persistent live USB, the wrong time (GMT / UTC instead of local) is displayed (at least that's what happens in Lubuntu 12.10).
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Can't get 12.04 64bit stick to boot
I'm an experienced Linux user, but now I've got a problem.
For usual I install my OS via USB sticks, like that I've handled it with 10.04, 10.10, 11.04, 11.10 and 12.04 (32 bit), and it always worked ...
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Why isn't persistence working on Lubuntu 12.04 Live-USB?
I have used Universal-USB-Installer ever since to install different Linux versions to USB flash drive. But now with Lubuntu 12.04 even though I do the same process by selecting persistence file, it ...
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How to fix syslinux error creating a bootable USB stick in Windows?
I downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 desktop and I am trying to create a bootable USB drive using the universal USB installer.
However, I keep getting the message:
An error(1) occurred while executing ...
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What file resets fstab on persistent live environments?
I'm trying to add lines to my /etc/fstab file.
but the lines I add get cleared on reboot because I am using a persistent live USB stick.
I don't want a lecture. I just want to know which file writes ...
