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A bootable Linux installation that can be run off of almost any machine with UEFI firmware.

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How to create a bootable Ubuntu USB flash drive from terminal?

Is there any way to create a bootable Ubuntu USB flash drive from the terminal without using any third-party applications like YUMI, Unetbootin, Startup Disk Creator, etc. I tried to create a ...
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How can I create a bootable USB stick on an Apple Macbook

How do I create a bootable USB stick for Ubuntu using an Apple Macbook that can then be used on my Windows PC to replace it with Ubuntu?
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What program to use when you want to create a persistent storage live usb IN Ubuntu?

What program to use inside ubuntu to create ubuntu persistent storage usb? Edit: It is a PERSISTENT STORAGE. How do I make a bootable Ubuntu USB? is not the answer, actually I tried Startup disk ...
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How to restore accidentally removed Launcher icon for external drive in Unity?

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit: I used to get an icon for my portable drive on insertion. I have accidentally lost this by clicking on 'Unlock from Launcher' instead of 'Eject'. Now this icon does not appear ...
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HDMI port not working with Ubuntu

I have a MSI Laptop running on windows 10 and a plug and play Ubuntu 20.04 on a Samsung Portable SSD T5 When using Ubuntu, I am trying to use a second monitor via HDMI however nothing happens when I ...
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How to create a multiboot USB that allows persistence, non-persistence and data partition?

I want a complete guide to make a generic multiboot USB. Requests: Multiple iso boots; Multiple persistent boots (unlimited size); One partition to data storage; What I've tried: MultiSystem only ...
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Can a full version of Ubuntu be Installed on a USB Drive? [duplicate]

I have installed Ubuntu several times on my thumb drive. First times were on 8 GB thumb drives. I noticed I could not save anything as when I rebooted, it was all gone. So, I got a 30 GB drive, tried ...
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Can I install Ubuntu onto a USB flash drive using the SAME flash drive?

When you make a USB bootable with Ubuntu, it usually offers to either "Try Ubuntu" or "Install" into the hard drive. "Try Ubuntu" doesn't really save changes or treat the USB like a hard drive of its ...
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Is there a portable version of ungoogled-chromium for ubuntu?

I'd really like to use the "ungoogled-chromium"-browser alongside firefox- but as a portable version. This mean: All the necessary files are stored in one folder and/or subfolders, so that I ...
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How to make a portable Ubuntu server

It can be useful to have an Ubuntu Server in an SSD connected via USB or in a fast USB pendrive and run it in different computers. The wired network system of Ubuntu Desktop and the community flavours ...
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From where can I download the latest Ubuntu portable on a USB stick? [duplicate]

I want to download Ubuntu portable and I searched on Google and results came showing Ubuntu remix.I was not sure if it was genuine or not. So please tell me.
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how can I make a portable ubuntu installation on a usb stick secure bootable?

I´ve fully installed ubuntu 15.10 16.04 on an USB stick (no chroot/permanent live install), and managed to have it booting to BIOS as well as to UEFI. How can I get secure boot working also on ...
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Can I have full Linux on an external HDD? [closed]

I'd like to carry my computer everywhere I go but big bag with "Lenovo" label is kinda thief-magnet. I want to to use other computers only to provide physical resources but carry everything digital ...
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Clone Ubuntu system to a pendrive and make it bootable?

I have Ubuntu 14.04 installed on my laptop. Can I clone the entire system with apps, settings, etc on a USB 3 pendrive, and then boot from that on other computers as a portable Ubuntu installation to ...
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I want to make a portable version of Linux Ubuntu

I want to create a bootable version of Ubuntu on a USB that I can use on a Windows machine. Let me explain. I have a Windows machine and I want to be able to use Linux without getting VirtualBox or ...
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Can I install ubuntu to a partition on my portable hard drive?

Ok I've got a live USB which I can load the ubuntu 12.10 installer from so that's no problem. I am very cautious about losing files and I don't have much space on my computer anyway so I am going to ...
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I think I killed my portable HD while trying to make Ubuntu bootable from it. How to undo?

I have OSX. My HD appears as two drives; one formatted for OSX, and the other FAT32 for everything. Note: I am a complete Terminal noob. I followed the How to create a bootable USB stick on OS X ...
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Ubuntu on portable SSD - choosing between UEFI and Legacy

I want to install Ubuntu Mate on a portable SSD, and be able to use it on two Windows 10 computers, a desktop and a laptop. The problem is, the desktop is quite old, and boots Windows 10 in Legacy ...
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Is there a portable version of Chrome for Ubuntu?

I'm looking for a portable version of Chrome (not Chromium) that I can work with on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I can only find Chromium or really outdated versions. Due to limitation on the machine I'm using, ...
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Is is possible to create Linux portable applications? [closed]

I would like to create a set of portable network utils that can be easily loaded in a system (I will have root access) and then deleted quickly Is this possible? Here are the apps that I planning ...
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Are there "portable" versions of Opera for Linux/Ubuntu?

I want to use the latest Opera browser, but v12 does not have opera-unite anymore. So, I would like to use a "portable" v11 Opera (v11 has unite). (By portable I mean a program with all files within ...
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How would I run a bootable Ubuntu Server from an external SSD in Windows?

Ok, so I will try to be as detailed as I can in this post, I have an external SSD that has an install of Ubuntu Server. I can boot the server directly using the boot menu if I shut down my Windows PC, ...
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How to create a standalone bootable Ubuntu USB disk

I would like to install Ubuntu to an external hard drive without touching anything on the already existing hard drive and OS installations. By doing this I am able to boot from the USB by selecting ...
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How to start portable pdflatex

I know that this is a very easy question. I have never used Linux before and I could not figure out how this has to be done. I am installing a protable texlive on my Kubuntu machine. Now I want to ...
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Ubuntu full installation portable

Good night, i have a doubt: When i use the LiveCD from Ubuntu it works on almost every PC, no matter what kind of hardware it has, but after installation, the S.O. makes some changes for adapt to ...
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Portable Ubuntu cannot Boot into New Systems with High Graphic Cards

Hello I am trying to solve my problems for days but couldn't find any solution so here is the story and the question: I have created a portable Ubuntu 18.04 following this guide https://www.fosslinux....
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How to install windows 7 to portable hard disk from ubuntu 14.04 [closed]

Is there any way to install windows 7 from ubuntu 14.04 to a portable hard disk?
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Is it possible to install (have ready for use) different versions of VLC?

I want (and use) VLC 2.2 because I like one addon that does not work with previous versions. But my 2.2 version has a bug, losing sound sometimes when scrolling, so it would be useful to have at hand ...
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How access files on portable SSD Samsung T5 on Ubuntu 20.04

I just recently moved from Windows to Ubuntu so I am very much a beginner in Linux. I had saved some files on my portable SSD Samsung T5 1Tb when I was using Windows. But then I switched to Linux and ...
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Portable Web Cam Not Working on Skype Video Call

I use Ubuntu 16.04, and I try to make video call using Skype via my portable web cam (Logitech C525). But even the web cam already plugged in, Skype prefers my built-in front camera rather than the ...
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Install to a USB drive without another external drive

I want to do a proper installation of Ubuntu to my USB drive so that I can effectively carry around my operating system everywhere I go (I say "proper installation" because I don't want to just use ...
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Avermedia Live Gamer Portable Driver

I have a video capture card from Avermedia called the Live Gamer Portable. It has a pc free mode which can record 720p60fps, but I wanted it to work in the pc mode, to be able to record 1080p60fps. ...
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How can I make Ubuntu completely portable?

I want to install Ubuntu on my USB drive so that I can use it without any restrictions with any PC having any other operating system installed. I tried to do so but whenever I installed to USB ...
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Portable USB does not boot [duplicate]

I tried to make a portable usb ( Can I install Ubuntu to my 32 GB USB pen drive? ) and followed these steps but i think that something went wrong with selecting the location of the bootloader because ...
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Is it possible to set a portable application as default?

Just curious - but not only that. (More on the motivation in this question: Is it possible to install (have ready for use) different versions of VLC?.) That is, I have found a portable apps source ...
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Ubuntu on Stick: Where to install?

Considering the read/write speed and the fact that it won't be used in any heavy duty task. Maybe it will be used for programming software and testing but mostly student projects. What minimum GB ...
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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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What does it mean to make Tox "portable"?

I have recently followed this guide and installed qTox, and I have noticed this section in the settings: So what does it mean to make Tox "portable", and why is this something potentially dangerous ...
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How can I remove "Install This" from my ubuntu USB installation?

Can I run Ubuntu 12.04 LTS off my 4GB USB drive as its own native operating system with persistence enabled to save changes to the USB the same way that I do with Slax or other fully portable Linux ...
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Ubuntu on USB Flash Disk Drivers Portability

I am currently looking forward to getting into Linux, and after some reading I decided to try out Ubuntu. As of the time of writing the latest version of Ubuntu is 19.04, and therefore that's the ...
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Should I limit writes to a flash drive, when installing Ubuntu on a USB stick (Full Install)?

I'd like to boot Ubuntu (or edubuntu) from a USB device, and store data on the device for future use, as well as install software, drivers, etc. According to this answer, a Full Install will get ...
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will "Install ubuntu on a hard disk" also install all changes in persistent partition?

I used "universal USB installer" and created a portable Ubuntu system in my USB flash drive with persistence partition of 4GB, in which I installed some additional softwares. If I use "Install Ubuntu ...
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How can I make Ubuntu 100% installed and portable

I want to make Ubuntu 14.0.4 full installed and portable to a USB, so I don't have to use windows at my school, I've tried heaps of methods and I don't know how, I am running windows 7 and the USB is ...
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make mono protable from USB

How could I make a portable mono, so it could run from an USB key. It must run on another PC with ubuntu, but no admin rights.
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Pocket PCs that run Ubuntu?

Are there pocket PCs out there (as of 2014) that can run Ubuntu 14.04? It looks like the pocket PC market has been dead since 2012.
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Make a portable Ubuntu on a USB stick (bootable on Macbook/iMac)

I have a Macbook Pro 8,1 (early 2011 model). My goal is to have Ubuntu installed onto a USB stick what I can plug into any Macbook / iMac (also potentially any pc) and use Ubuntu anywhere. Here is ...
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Portable software in Linux

Can someone tell me how to create a portable application. I want to create a portable application of Grive client. In my school I don't have the right to install anything. Thanks.
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Best Way to make my Ubuntu portable [duplicate]

recently I had some issues backing up my Ubuntu and I would like to know if there is any recommendation to make it more portable, for example: Should I install everything that is possible Within my ...
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Ubuntu from a flash drive, where do files get stored?

I'm a total newb to Ubuntu (Linux in general, tbh) and I'd like to try out Ubuntu by running it from a flash drive. Now my question is: Do my files (both installation and 'personal' files (like texts, ...
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Thunderbird portable

Just transferred from Windows to Ubuntu and I am looking for a Mozilla Thunderbird Portable version for linux. All I could find is this: https://portableapps.com/node/16344 Now I made that script, ...
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