Questions tagged [live-usb]
Questions related to live (bootable) USB devices, which allow you to test Ubuntu without installing, to install Ubuntu, or carry out tasks that can't be done from the mounted root filesystem, such as resizing partitions.
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Ubuntu 22.04 iso too big for DVD
I am trying to install ubuntu-22.04-2-desktop-amd64.iso on an HP Z210 computer. When I go into the BIOS boot menu with a bootable USB inserted, the BIOS does not recognize the USB stick. So I need to ...
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how to make ubuntu live usb contains spasific apps and my wifi driver
I want to make ubuntu live usb or iso file contains my spasific apps like as boot-repair, malicious removal, internet explorer and my wifi driver (bcm43xx). the reason is every time i have to install ...
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I can't get Kubuntu 23.04 to open from a live USB pen drive
After downloading the .iso file and chcked it with MD5, I used Rufus (Windows 10) to make the Live USB flash drive.
When booting from the USB flash drive I get the following message:
[ 0.118288] x86/...
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Cant click next on the installation of Lubuntu 22.10
Im trying to make a live usb stick with persistent storage, but i cant click next on the lubuntu installer.
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Can't install Ubuntu 23.04
I'm new to linux. I've tried already installing dozens of other distros and none of them works. I hope I can get at least Ubuntu running, but even Ubuntu is stuck at this message: Starting rtkit-...
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How to install FreeFileSync into the 'Try Ubuntu' environment?
I want to use FreeFileSync to recover some files on a broken computer that won't boot, and just copy them onto an external drive. How can I install it directly into an Ubuntu Live USB, after I boot it ...
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Installing ubuntu on a machine that is not listed on Ubuntu certified desktops fails
I am trying to install ubuntu 20.04.6-desktop-amd64 in an old pc (Lenovo ThinkCentre m73 tiny 10AX0053JP). I bought here in an auction site. I used rufus and had the partition scheme set to "GPT&...
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Only 'Test Memory' is clickable in 22.04 desktop bootable usb disk
screenshot of GRUB It is NOT working on the one system I wanted it to run. (Working on other 2 systems). Please refer attached, thanks in advance.
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Stuck on gnu grub command shell while reinstalling ubuntu
So I was planning to reinstall ubuntu ,for that I create a bootable pen drive with ubuntu 22.04 on it ,so when I insert into my pc ,the ubuntu 22.04 gets installed ,but when I remove the usb drive ,...
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Create a Live-USB of existing installed Ubuntu
MX-Linux has a tool named MX-snapshot, which has the feature to create a live-iso of the existing system. Though that tool is open-source, it cannot be used on Ubuntu since Ubuntu is not an Antix-...
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Boot ubuntu without boot partition
I have recently cloned the filesystem partition from an HDD to an SSD using dd. I am quite sure the cloning was successful (because I am using it), but I forgot to clone the boot partition. Since the ...
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Usb os not booting
Ubuntu, Black Arch,and Kali USB drives on USB all won't work since upgrading from 18.04 to 20.04. I've tried changing the BIOS setup utility in various ways and nothing seems to change.
Can anyone ...
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Unable to boot from any USB stick [ubuntu 22.04]
I am unable to boot from any USB stick on my laptop how can that be?
I decided to format my Lenovo laptop and create 2 partition and a SWAP space on my HD
I installed Ubuntu 22.04 on one of the ...
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Ubuntu won’t install on an old white plastic MacBbook
After preparing the USB flash drive for Ubuntu installation using Etcher and holding down the Option key and pressing the power button, I only get the hard drive icon and no other options. Is my ...
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Ubuntu installed on usb uses more than three minutes to boot
I have installed ubuntu on an usb stick.But it takes more than three minutes to boot. I don't know what's going wrong.
Here's the details:
USB: Kingston DTMAXA 256GB 3.2Gen2
PC： MSI GP76hx i7-12800hx ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 crashed and is now asking for a fresh install when restarted
I’m running Ubuntu 22.04 on a 2008 MBP the SSD is brand new but has crashed after MPV (video player) was repeatedly opened and closed, now every time I restart I’m sent to system configuration and it’...
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How to install Ubuntu on Acer Swift X
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on a brand-new Acer Swift X SFX14-42G-R607. The liveUSB doesn't run the installation environment, failing with these messages (I added 'nosplash' and removed 'quiet'):
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How can I create a live usb bootable device (ie: Clonezilla) so files can be edited and saved
Hi I've looked all over for this answer and find very little if anything on the subject. I'm trying to create an ubuntu customizable clonezilla bootable usb live device so I can update some files but ...
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Continuously monitor usb connection status
I am facing a problem with usb port. when I connect a mobile device to my PC USB port, sometimes it becomes disconnect and immediately gets connected. So I want to monitor the USB connection status ...
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Unable to create live persistent drive with usbdata partition using mkusb when ISO selected from symlink
I have a 128GB USB 3.0 pendrive in which I want to create a persistent live USB using mkusb. I also want to create a separate usbdata partition to store files as described here, but using the latest ...
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Can't see some files after running " fsck -y /dev/sda3 " [duplicate]
While using GParted live usb to create some free space on my disk (only ubuntu 22.04 is installed on that entire disk), I mistakely stopped the resizing operation in between, and later when I tried to ...
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Install Ubuntu on HP Envy 36o laptop with Ryzen 3 2300U and radeon vega graphics
After reading several posts and trying to get the bios to read the USB with Ubuntu 22.04 iso I found it read and failed to load. I was encouraged to read that Ubuntu 22.10 worked and I tried that ...
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LiveUSB Black Screen on boot (Ryzen 5600G Biostar B450NH)
I cannot manage to boot on live USB UEFI with Ryzen 5600G Graphics. I only can with Graphic Safe mode.
Even during safe mode, the screen keeps black after suspending (and I need to suspend the system ...
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How to boot from USB install medium despite error: nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: failed to idle channel 0 [DRM]:
I have a new laptop from Gigabyte with an NVIDIA RTX card in it, which looks to be the issue.
Edit: The model is called "G5 KE-52DE213SD".
When I boot from a freshly written USB stick with ...
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How can I write a Live USB for Kubuntu 22.04.2 that will boot in CSM/mbr mode?
I have a Thinkpad T430 that's been dual-booting successfully between Windows 10 and Ubuntu MATE 16.04 since a few days after I received it (purchased used on eBay around 2017).
The past two days I've ...
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Formatted laptop problems with booting external Ubuntu environment - Aptio Setup Utility issue
So background is that I stupidly formatted my laptop's harddrive instead of my external one and now I seem to have wiped it completely, OS and all. So when turning it on I get sent to the Aptio Setup ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 sound line out always detects unplugged
Recently the OS crashed after updating. Then I tried to reinstall Ubuntu. It turns out it can't detect the audio output via the DP port.
Pulse Audio:
The speaker of my monitor works fine. The tricky ...
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Setup external drive with live, ubuntu and data partition
I would like to set up an external hd from an existing Ubuntu on my internal hd:
partition 1 with Ubuntu Live,
an encrypted persistent partition 2
partition 3 with Ubuntu encrypted, installed from ...
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Customizing LiveCD 22.04 - unable to boot - Squashfs GPG signature / keyring issues
I have spent last few weeks trying to customize Ubuntu LiveCD. Main guide which I follow is https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization This produces a modified image, but upon booting a ...
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Unable to install/boot Ubuntu
I've been trying to boot from a USB ISO of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
I'm on a ROG G20CB with an NVIDIA 1080
I also already have windows 10 installed on the PC.
I followed the steps to flash it onto a USB and ...
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Monitor/Hdmi detection issue when ubuntu is installed
My laptop is an HP Pavillon Dm-4 1300ST with a Radeon H6370M graphics card.
When I boot Ubuntu from the USB (by selecting Try Ubuntu), it recognizes my HDMI port and the connected monitor and works ...
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Does booting "persistent live to RAM" achieve the absolute lowest USB flash wear from a Ubuntu Live install with persistence?
Does booting "persistent live to RAM" achieve the absolute lowest USB flash wear from a Ubuntu Live install with persistence, or are there additional tweaks that can be made to reduce flash ...
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"unable to find a medium container a live file system" when installing Ubuntu Server 20.04 from USB [duplicate]
When boot from UEFI and select "install Ubuntu", then the screen display
xhci_hcd 0000:24:00.0: init 0000:24:00.0 fail,-16
xhci_hcd 0000:2b:00.1: init 0000:2b:00.1 fail,-16
xhci_hcd 0000:2b:...
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Install Ubuntu on HP Split 13 x2 [duplicate]
I apologize if this is the wrong place to be asking. I usually use a Ventoy bootable drive for my Linux needs. I've recently been using an HP Split 13 x2 laptop (If you need the model no. let me know) ...
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Installing app on live with availibility to modify
I'm planning to use a live Linux like a (windows to go) thing
I'd searched but didn't find any solutions. so let me explain what is in my mind to help me:
I'm planning to have portable Os for my works(...
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boot 22.04 from USB - black screen, hangs - FIXED [duplicate]
I've got a Dell with Intel processor and NVIDIA card and Windows 11 loaded. I'm trying to boot Ubuntu 22.04 from a USB. When I hit Try or Install Ubuntu from the GRUB screen it brings up a black ...
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Ubuntu 20.04.5 live USB flash fails to boot (Failed to set MokListRT: Out of Resources) on 2011 Dell Optiplex 990
Had Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop on a Dell Optiplex 990. Tried to upgrade it to 20.04 over the network but that had periodic errors and eventually failed. Could get GUI login screen but could not login. ...
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How to restore my lost home, documents, programs and settings after reinstalling Ubuntu 20.04?
Ubuntu newbie here looking for help please to restore my lost /home, programs and settings, which is now in a state like a fresh first time install of Ubuntu, i.e. all my old documents, pictures and ...
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Can't boot Ubuntu 20.04 from USB stick
I downloaded the wrong version of Ubuntu (22.04) and successfully installed it on my Lenovo ThinkPad P52, Core i7 laptop. Then I realized that I have wrong version. I downloaded the desktop image file ...
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Ubuntu live USB install does not detect SSD
I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with a 500GB SSD (no other drives). Windows 10 is installed, and I have shrunk the Windows partition to leave 450 GB unallocated. In BIOS the SATA disk is detected, UEFI ...
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Bootable USB is not showing in Boot manager of ASUS B450M-A motherboard's UEFI
I'm trying to put Ubuntu on a USB stick so I can install it on my desktop. I used Rufus to put the Ubuntu 22.04 iso on a USB stick, but when I open the boot menu/Boot manager I can't see the USB there,...
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Can't boot from flash drive with custom .img
I recently tried using this answer to create a custom .img of my system.
I created a fresh Ubuntu Install in a new partition, set everything up, installed all the bloat I need for some stuff and then ...
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SystemRescue identifeis my NVMe drive, but Ubuntu installation doesn't
I've seen many posts on problem installing Ubuntu on NVMe drives, none helped so far. In my case:
SystemRescue live cd does recognize the drive, but Ubuntu installation doesn't, so I am sure that ...
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Erect the ultimate custom Ubuntu ISO
I'm looking for a way, to take my current Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS System, and extract the following things:
installed programs and packages
settings
settings of programs
anything saved in Startup ...
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Is there a version of Ubuntu which boots to command line without needing to install onto the hard drive?
I am a tech support technician and I am using the shred function in ubuntu to securely wipe company laptops. I am currently using the desktop version and clicking "try" in order to run this ...
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How do I boot a Windows installation USB? I am not able to boot a Window installation USB but I can boot any Linux distro with USB [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu to replace Windows 11 on a new laptop, deleting all of the partitions on my hard drive.
I tried to play GTA but was unhappy with the performace so I decided to reinstall Windows. I ...
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How to install Ubuntu alongside Mac OS Catalina?
How do I install Ubuntu alongside Mac OS Catalina?
I installed rEFInd and created a bootable Ubuntu 22 v running.
But when I choose Installation Type, I do not get the option to
"Install Ubuntu ...
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How to install Ubuntu on MacBook Air with M1 CPU [duplicate]
I have a Macbook Air with an Apple M1 processor and a 250GB hard drive. I need to install Ubuntu to work with Nemo 2.3.56 and RStudio. What is the best way to use Linux on this laptop: live-USB or HD ...
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Can't Install Anything on Live Installation of Ubuntu [duplicate]
I am running a live installation of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with Persistent Storage of 40GB. For some reason I can not install anything without getting the error Unable to correct problems, you have held ...
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System policy prevents writing a disk image to this device
I get this error while trying to make a LiveUSB from an existing iso.
I have added myuser to sudoers in /etc/sudoers
# User privilege specification
root ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
myuser ALL=(ALL:ALL) ...
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