Questions related to live USB devices, which allow you to test drive Ubuntu without installing it on your hard drive.
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Can`t install ubuntu 12.10 from usb stick
Have a laptop with x64 amd, 3 gig ram, win 7.
Downloaded the desktop iso file 12.10 x64 from ubuntu website.
Also universal usb installer and unetbootin win.
When I finished the first step => load the ...
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start only terminal from bootable USB drive
I am running Ubuntu from a bootable USB drive on an old machine. The graphical interface is using up all the memory and I actually just need a terminal.
Is there a way to not start the desktop ...
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Ubuntu live boot 12.10 with USB hangs
I've been a good Ubuntu user since 11.4 on my 64bit Dell Inspiron N4010 laptop, and everytime installed with USB stick but this time, I can't install Ubuntu 12.10 on my laptop. I had this issue again ...
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How do I enable hibernation on Ubuntu 12.04 Live USB?
It's my first time doing questions here since seeing tons of solutions to my problems for a long time!
For some reasons, I'm running my Ubuntu 12.04 in Live USB mode, and I'm constantly trying to do ...
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Ubuntu Live CD - Persistance and install
If I were to use a Ubuntu live USB with persistence for a while, and then when I am comfortable with it, choose to install it to a Hard Disk, will my persistent data transfer over? Or will I get a ...
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Roxio won't let me burn Ubuntu ISO to USB drive
I'm trying to burn Ubuntu 12.10 to USB drive. I downloaded the Ubuntu image fine and I want to burn it with Roxio software.
But when Roxio opened up, it gave me only one option for burn the ISO image ...
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Run Ubuntu 12.04 from USB
I couldn't find sufficient answers to my problem, even though it's probably very easy.
I have a headless NAS, which can just boot from USB. Right now freeNAS is running on it, because I just had to ...
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How can I free space on a Ubuntu Usb drive?
I'm very new in the Ubuntu family (I downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 LTS , just 2 days ago, I must learn Linux for college).
Second of all, English is not my native language, but I'll try to be as clear as ...
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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 Live USB doesn't boot on Dell Dell Inspiron 17r
I am trying to boot an Ubuntu 12.10 Live USB on a Dell Inspiron 17r. However, after I boot from the usb, it briefly displays the red screen with keyboard and accessibility icon. It then goes to a ...
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Can I store files and folders on a live USB
Sorry but my flasher is quite big.
I wonder,I have some movies and stuff.
Could I store them on the same flash drive after installing Ubuntu so that I could store them on the usb drive.
(I just want ...
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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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Live Ubuntu 12.04 USB Disc not detected in UEFI
This was not my first time attempting dual boot, but it is for doing this with Windows 8. The troublesome UEFI does not detect my USB stick although I changed the boot order and disabled secure boot. ...
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How to create and use casper-rw in different USB with a live usb
I have created an Ubuntu Live USB using pendrive's Universal USB Installer. I found a link about creating the casper-rw but it's for a Live CD at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD/Persistence.
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Installing UBUNTU 12.04 on ASUS Zenbook UX32A
I used to use UBUNTU on my old pc. I have just bought my first laptop an ASUS UX32A.
I have created a USB (working one i hope) I am not sure how to go about doing this and where I should down load ...
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Boot from USB woes
So I've gotten my dual boot between Windows 7 and Ubuntu, but I've found that I might have underestimated the amount of space I need on my Ubuntu partition. I wouldn't have any trouble using either ...
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Unable to boot to Live USB linux [closed]
I am trying to test different distros from a specific usb thumb drive that I have. I am installing them using UNetBootIn. The installation goes fine. I am doing this process from Xubuntu 12.10 live ...
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Cannot get Linux to boot from usb
this is my first time trying to install Linux. Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
I have tried two different Linux distos as well as two different programs to create the usb live key and have tried to ...
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Package network-manager-openvpn is not available, but is referred to by another package
I'm trying out Ubuntu's live cd and have booted in from a USB. I want to check if it will work with my VPN or not. I already have Network Manager installed, but when I go to Configure VPNs, I can only ...
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Persistent USB stick + installer + Windows-friendly storage
I was looking for some method to install Ubuntu (32-bit) on my 8GB (7.3GB) USB stick, with the following things in mind:
The installation should be persistent, and keep all changes and installed ...
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How to boot Ubuntu-based Distros with Custom Casper Folder Location
I've searched for the last hour or so for this, and haven't had any luck. I've extracted the BackTrack 5 ISO to my usb, and put all the file in the folder "bt5r3-gnome-64".
I have already installed ...
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Updating the kernel on a ubuntu 12.10 installed with “pendrivelinux”
I have installed ubuntu 12.10 on a usb drive using pendrivelinux, and I am wondering how to update it to the latest kernel.
I have tried the following so far:
I have about 2gb area for changes, so ...
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How do I remove any data from a LiveUSB with data persistence?
I have miss-configured my LiveUSB installation and now when I run boot from it I get an error.
How can I erase LiveUSB data? Can it be done from the booting LiveUSB menu?
For some weird reason ...
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Boot into Ubuntu from Android Tablet with Live USB Drive
I have an Android ASUS Slider tablet. I have successfully installed UBUNTU to an 8GB thumb drive. I would like to boot into the thumb drive the same way I do with a windows system except I would like ...
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Removing start-up screen
I have Ubuntu 12.10 installed to a USB flash drive and everytime I boot it brings me to the "Install or Try Ubuntu" screen. I was wondering if there is anyway to remove or disable this?
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Ubuntu 12.10 not starting after USB install on a netbook [duplicate]
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My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 on a Asus Eee PC "flare series" from a USB key made with LiLi ...
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Ubuntu hanging at boot screen
I had Ubuntu 12.04 working fine with my laptop. Later i upgraded to 12.10. It was working fine for some time.
Then i installed some packages to make my MTS device work. This made Ubuntu crash. Later ...
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Can't boot Ubuntu 12.10
I've just made a bootable USB stick following this official how-to:
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/create-a-usb-stick-on-mac-osx
But unfortunately, my Mac doesn't seem to recognise the USB ...
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How can I make peristent changes on a USB ubuntu install?
Here's what I've tried with no success:
Unetbootin: It keeps hanging.
Linux Live USB: I only get an empty folder as the result
Universal installer: it hasn't worked.
Can I use my Ubunu CD-ROM in ...
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How much space does Ubuntu use on a persistent pendrive with the updates?
This might have been asked here before......but I am wondering how much disk space on my pendrive an updated Ubuntu 12.10 OS will take up.
I have reserved 3.5 GB for it but it gave me an error ...
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USB becomes unreadable after putting the .img on it-Mac
I am trying to put Ubuntu on my USB to install it on my MacBook Pro, but after following step 8 of this Ubuntu guide it becomes unreadable and it doesn't show up while rebooting my computer and ...
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I get a black screen trying to boot Live CD on MacBook Pro
I've been trying to boot into Ubuntu using both a DVD and a USB Stick. They both work on my desktop computer, but not on my MacBook Pro (8,2). I can get them to show up in the boot menu, and I get to ...
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How to log in after logout in L/UBUNTU live persistent usb?
I have created a persistent live usb of Lubuntu 12.10 on a 16 GB flash pendrive with a 4GB space for persistency.
It basically works like an installation, as new programs can be installed and new ...
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No cd Rom. No installation?
I do not have a cd rom on my netbook.
It is an aspire one and I cannot install ubuntu due to be not having a cd rom.
Can i use usb ports? And how to i make a "live" usb drive?
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I can't boot the Ubuntu LiveUSB due to a device failure
I've tried to boot from my Ubuntu 12.10 LiveUSB, but it will always gives me this:
Selected boot device has failed. Please reboot.
I've disabled secure boot and I put my USB as the first boot ...
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Booting Ubuntu12.10 USB on Asus X401a Win8
This is my first time replacing an OS with Linux. I want to replace windows with Ubuntu 12.10 on my Asus X401a. The laptop does not have an optical drive so I need to use a USB stick.
I've read all ...
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Add Ubuntu live to another ubuntu+windows system
I've got Win7 in a ntfs-partition and lubuntu 12.10 in another one.
**sudo fdisk -l**
Disco /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 cabezas, 63 sectores/pista, 19457 cilindros, 312581808 ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 freezes on loading (logo) screen while installing
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 on my laptop: Toshiba A-665 - i7 1.7 GHz - 4Gb RAM - nVidia GeForce GTS350M.
After Ubuntu boot it always freezes in the purple loading screen, with the logo on it. ...
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Installed Ubuntu 12.10 but can't login due to GPU lock and I can't boot with nomodeset because I get no GRUB menu. What can I do? [duplicate]
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My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I'm a complete noob to Ubuntu/Linux. Obviously Ubuntu is having trouble with my NVIDIA card and ...
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How to remove the “install ubuntu” splash from a live usb
I want to use usb sticks for teaching a programming class, so I don't want the "install ubuntu" option splash at the start, is there a way to edit a start-up file to stop this?
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USB Boot Failure after using pendrivelinux
I have created a Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop (32-bit) Live USB using the pendrivelinux.com Universal USB Creator. I selected the "Format Drive with FAT32" option, added maximum Persistent Storage, but other ...
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There is no boot sector in usb?
I had downloaded the Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop Iso file and used the USB installer provided at pendrivelinux.com to boot from the USB device. I cannot install Ubuntu from windows as I am having some ...
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How do I retrieve my files if mounting gives me a “bad superblock” error?
I got my Ubuntu 12.04 corrupted after a sudden power cut. I've tried to retrieve my data from a live USB but I am not able to mount my main disk (/dev/sda1). It gives me a error about a bad super ...
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Why my live installation results blank screen?
Trying to boot into the 12.10 live installation from a USB stick on ASUS Zenbook Prime UX32VD. After GRUB it just shows a blank screen. It's an UEFI system, so from the boot manager I picked UEFI: USB ...
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Can't boot after successful installation of 12.04
Right now I'm on Ubuntu 12.10 x64 LiveUSB. I tried to install it twice but even the installation went successful, it just got stuck on the booting screen with blinking _
Maybe the GRUB is problem? I ...
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How to finish setting up to boot from LiveUSB?
Katies-iMac:~ KatieBaer$ sudo dd if=/Users/KatieBaer/Downloads/ubuntu-12.04.1-desktop-i386.dmg of=/dev/rdisk4 bs=1M
WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion ...
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How can I convert my LIVE Ubuntu 12.04 installation into a BOOTABLE version for CD or USB?
The subject tells it all.
*EDIT of original question *
While I am seeing many people having difficulties with dual-boot Ubuntu with Windows 8 I came to this idea (as my Linux partition is too small ...
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How can I make a live-usb without downloading the ISO file? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I create a .iso (USB) of my current system?
Is there a way to create a live-usb without downloading the iso files from the internet. Actually, I am using lubuntu ...
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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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System Unbootable after Installation
I've just finished installing the Ubuntu 12.10 desktop i386 using windows installer. On restarting the computer, i find nothing happens. There is no installation option anywhere in the boot menu. I'm ...
