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58 questions linked to/from How to install Ubuntu on portable external Hard Drive?
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How can I install Ubuntu on an external hard drive so that I can boot it on different computers? [duplicate]
I need to be able to use Ubuntu on different computers with my external hard drive, with varying devices. And it needs to be a full (normal..ish) install. (No bootable+overlayfs persistence for me!)
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Install Ubuntu on an external SSD [duplicate]
I've been unable to install OSX onto an SSD (I tried two different drives, internally and externally), and I'd now like to see if installing Ubuntu might work. I have a Dell Inspiron running Ubuntu, ...
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Installing Ubuntu 18.04 on external HDD [duplicate]
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 18.04 on my Seagate 1 TB (external hard drive). I created one partition for my files leaving about 100 GB unallocated for Ubuntu's installation. I followed steps in this ...
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Installing Ubuntu 17.04 to an external drive [duplicate]
I am pretty new to this and I am trying to boot Ubuntu from a 1Tb extra hard drive. I have the iso installed already but not sure where to go from there. I've read about burning it to the external ...
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How to install Ubuntu on a Dell Inspiron 1525 which has no operating system [duplicate]
I have a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop, which has had the os removed and hard disk wiped. I downloaded the latest version of Ubuntu desktop onto an external hard drive. I am struggling on the Dell laptop ...
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Install Ubuntu on removable hard drive [duplicate]
I want to install Ubuntu on a removable hard driver, so that when I remove the hard drive and turn on my computer, there exist no signs of Ubuntu (I mean no grub or something else). But when I connect ...
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can i dual boot ubuntu and kali linux on a externel hard disk drive? if so how? [duplicate]
i am currently using linux mint 20 but i want to make it windows 10 and want to dual boot ubuntu and kali linux on my external HDD. Is this possible?
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Installing Ubuntu on external USB drive [duplicate]
I am trying to install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on an external Toshiba 3.0 2TB hard drive, but after the install my computer will not boot to the hard drive. The computer doesn't even recognize the hard drive ...
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Is there a way to install Ubuntu completely on a portable external HDD and boot into it on any computer/laptop? [duplicate]
I found this tutorial but ended up with an unbootable Ubuntu which loads into GNU GRUB command prompt and cannot proceed further.
Is there a reliable way to do this?
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Installing Ubuntu on a portable SSD. What could go wrong? [duplicate]
I have a machine from the company I am working in. I don't have the permission to change anything on it. It's on Windows and it sucks.
I am thinking of installing Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on a brand new ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 on external hdd as the only hdd [duplicate]
I have a laptop that the internal HDD is dead in. My question is how would I install Ubuntu on a new external HDD and have the laptop boot from it without an internal drive being installed. I've ...
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If I install Ubuntu linux on an external hard drive can I save the data on that same hard drive? [duplicate]
I am planning on installing Ubuntu on an external hard drive. My question is where does data get saved when I use this OS? For instance, if I create a folder on the desktop of Ubuntu where is that ...
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Installing and Running Ubuntu Off of an External HDD [duplicate]
So I was told by an IT guy a while back that if I wanted to run Ubuntu without the risk of messing with my existing Windows computer and all of its files, I could simply install and run it off of an ...
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External hard drive installation of Ubuntu wipes itself with every restart [duplicate]
So I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 from an external hard drive attached via USB to my Windows 10 machine. I boot it by using a Ubuntu USB booter and choosing the 'Linux' option from Windows' 'Advanced ...
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Installing Ubuntu over Windows 10 on a drive with only a few gigs of free space? [duplicate]
I bought a cheap HP laptop just for the internet. Well, the hard drive is only about 30 gigs. Big problem, because so is Windows 10 with new updates. In fact there's not enough room on the drive to ...
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does it matter if its internal or external usb hdd? [duplicate]
Can i install ubuntu(any flavor at that) onto am external hdd and will it run normally? If so what are the procedures and how do i do it? I wanted to install into a usb external hdd
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New Ubuntu Install on flashdrive not booting properly [duplicate]
Due to various reason, I have been in need to install Ubuntu on a thumb drive. I have been trying for the last few days or so to install Ubuntu (Not the "LIVE CD" ) on a flashdrive. Everytime I try ...
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ISSUE: Dual Boot Windows 10 and Linux Ubuntu on Separate SSD [duplicate]
This question is in regards to an existing thread: Dual Boot Windows 10 and Linux Ubuntu on Separate SSD.
I am facing an issue with regards to Part-IV / Figure 8 from the thread above.
After assigning ...
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Install Ubuntu on an external hard drive [duplicate]
If I install Ubuntu on an external hard drive USB 3.0 is it gonna be slow to work on and do some gaming (Metro, borderlands etc.)?
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Possible to install Ubuntu on Portable External Hard Drive? [duplicate]
Some background info:
I have to install Ubuntu for a school project, to use one of the programs on Linux for robotics. I currently have a desktop with an SSD that has Windows 10 on it and 1 TB HDD ...
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Ubuntu 20 supports run on external ssd? [duplicate]
my question it's because previously i tried to install windows 10 on external ssd but it doesn't work correctly so, i wonder if ubuntu 20 or linux mint have the same problem. Actualy, i use dual boot ...
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I want to install ubuntu on my external hdd [duplicate]
I am new to Ubuntu User. I would like to install ubuntu on my own external hdd.
When my hardisk connect to my laptop, I can use Ubuntu, like this without external hdd, I would like to use windows ...
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How to boot Ubuntu when external HDD is connected, otherwise boot Windows [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu on my external hard drive and I would like to boot Ubuntu when I plug it in. When it's not plugged, it should boot Windows.
Currently, when my external HDD is not connected, I get to ...
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Beginner Help. For setting up dual OS [duplicate]
I have downloaded the latest ubuntu onto a external hard drive, but i cant seem to figure out how to open it and run that os from the HD. I'm in school so i need to keep my primary OS as windows for ...
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(Py-) CUDA under Linux from live USB stick [duplicate]
My question is similar to this previous question from 2013.
What I would like to have is a USB stick with a Linux installation on it such that I can boot from the stick and run PyCUDA programs on the ...
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How to Make BIOS/UEFI Flash Drive with Full Disk Encryption
Ubuntu 18.04 Full Disk Encryption now works on Full install flash drives.
The ability to separately encrypt home directory / home partition has been eliminated.
How to make an Encrypted BIOS/UEFI ...
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Installing Ubuntu on External Hard Drive - UEFI
I want to install Ubuntu on a 1TB External Hard Drive, while the internal hard drive already has Windows 10 (OEM) pre-installed on it. So, that I could use both the OS's, by deciding which one to use ...
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How do I install Ubuntu on an external hard disk?
I install ubuntu on my HDD but can not use it on any computer
Installing Ubuntu 11.04 or any other distribution on an external hard drive connected to a computer via USB is about the same as the ...
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Installing Ubuntu on and External Hard Drive and boot in a Mac
I am trying to install Ubuntu on an external drive and I have tried several ways of partitioning the drive and none have them have allowed me to boot up. The one that is featured in one of the ...
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Best way to setup my external drive (with usefull partitions and appropriate partition table)
I am not exactly a newbie linux user (I use mostly debian based distros for years) but I have to ask because it is a complicated question.
I have an external hard drive and I want to use it with the ...
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"Dual boot" help with external SSD and no change to internal Windows SSD boot manager
I have a laptop running Windows (with BitLocker) that I use for work. I'd like to have the option to boot into Ubuntu using an external SSD (connected via USB) without touching anything in my existing ...
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How to install Kubuntu 18.04 on an external hard disk?
In previous versions of Ubuntu, one needed to create a swap partition and a primary partition formatted as ext4, however, Ubuntu 18.04 uses a swap file instead of a swap partition.
So just to make ...
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Trying to reinstall Ubuntu on an external NVME drive but getting error when booting - Alert! uuid does not exist. Dropping to a shell!
Hello everyone.
(Editing this question to include more details)
I'll try to describe my issue without making this a super ultra-long thread.
Long story short: I've always wanted to have the freedom of ...
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Installed Ubuntu 18 on external SSD now Windows won't boot properly
I'm new here and new to the world of Linux.
I followed instructions on how to create a bootable linux drive on my external SSD (240gb SSD with 1x 20gb partition and 1x 220gb partition).
I installed ...
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Can I use a USB stick for a normal install? (to get platform adaptability)
So I know I can make a persistent LiveUSB whereby there would be anywhere up to 4GB (I think that's the max) of persistent storage for downloads, etc.
I am asking the opposite, in a sense. I'd like ...
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Boot from an ext4 partition on an external hard drive?
I have a Samsung RF511 laptop and a new USB 3 2TB external hard drive (Samsung M3 2TB USB 3.0 Portable). The laptop runs Windows 10 so I thought I'd try taking advantage of USB 3's speed to install ...
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How to run Ubuntu 13.04 on an External Hard Drive?
I have an external hard drive and installed Ubuntu 13.04 on it. I have a Samsung ATIV Book 8 running windows 8. When I go to boot, I get the Grub menu and can boot into both windows or ubuntu. However,...
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how to install ubuntu on a hdd and use it(hdd) on another pc?
The problem is i have an old laptop(can support linux, which i had been using).
However i decided to wipe the hdd(made it external to do this) and then when i tried to boot using a live usb i couldn'...
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Ubuntu 15.04 installed on USB drive but does not boot-up
I have a 1TB external USB HDD. I have partitioned it as follows.
Disk /dev/sdb: 931.5 GiB, 1000204885504 bytes, 1953525167 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical):...
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How should I make my partitions for a Full Install USB?
So, I followed many tutorials on how to make a Full Install Ubuntu USB, and they all go over partitioning the USB. I have a 1TB USB and don't know how to partition it when I choose Something Else. I ...
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HDD in external USB enclosure doesn't show
I changed my laptop Hard disk to SSD and then I found a box to convert the HDD to USB. And when I plug it to my notebook it doesn't show. Please help me.
mehman@HP:~$ lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE ...
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How to install ubuntu 17.10 on an external hard drive?
Till now, What I have found about this topic is tons of “senior” Linux vetrans saying weird, complicated and unhelpful steps on how to install ubuntu on an external hard drive,
I just don't seem to ...
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External hard drive installation question
I see everyone is talking about partitioning and stuff for installing Ubuntu on external hard drives...
If I buy an external hard drive solely for Ubuntu, do I need to do partitioning and stuff if ...
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Expand persistent live USB to full disk?
I've seen multiple threads on how to expand a Live persistent Ubuntu USB to use more than 4 GB.
What I can't quite determine, is if there's a way to expand the current running Ubuntu USB to full disk....
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Install Ubuntu 18.04 in portable external ssd
enter image description hereI am using this tutorial to install Ubuntu 18.04:
https://www.58bits.com/blog/2020/02/28/how-create-truly-portable-ubuntu-installation-external-usb-hdd-or-ssd
all working ...
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How do I install Ubuntu on an external hard drive alongside my Windows 8.1?
How do I install Ubuntu on windows 8.1 alongside my external hard drive?
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Installing Ubuntu on USB-HDD
I want to install Ubuntu on my external hard drive, but I want to use windows when I unplugged usb-hdd. How to make that?
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Can't install Ubuntu onto internal hdd from usb
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I am trying to install version 22.04.1 LTS of Ubuntu desktop from a bootable usb onto my laptop's internal hdd. I completely want to replace Windows. My laptop has a 750GB hdd ...
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About How to install Ubuntu on portable external Hard Drive?
Thank you @chaskes for your explanation in this question
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Can I install Ubuntu on external USB-HDD? And will that affect on my windows
I have external HDD with 900gb of free space can I install Ubuntu and will not affect on my windows?
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