Questions tagged [usb-installation]
regarding questions about usb-drive installation of the operating system [os]
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"Initramfs unpacking failed: Decoding failed" while trying to boot from live Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS USB
I am trying to install Ubuntu 20.04.1 and I am not getting past the following error message:
Initramfs unpacking failed: Decoding failed
I first encountered the problem while trying to install ...
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How to install Ubuntu 20.04 in laptop with RST
I'm trying to full install Ubuntu 20.04 on my new laptop, but I get this error turn Off RST. I want to single boot Ubuntu. or is it possible to install the Ubuntu from other unit system first and put ...
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I want to install Ubuntu without losng data on other partitions [duplicate]
I have two partitions D and E. In D window is installed and in E I have imporatant data. I want to remove windows and install ubuntu but without losing any data on E.
How should I do it.
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Extended partition automatically created and the 3rd partition volume is labelled "partition 5" after clean install
I recently had to re-install Ubuntu after (foolishly) renaming the home dir before copying and moving it to another disk. I chose "Erase disk and install Ubuntu 20.04.1" to perform a fresh ...
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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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Upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04.1 from USB preserving existing /home: a question about the right partition to use
Last week my Ubuntu 18.4 installed on a Lenovo laptop failed on a software upgrade and now I'm no longer able to start the GUI, the bootstrap sequence halts and asks me to log on tty.
I mounted an ...
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Usb not shown for installation
I bought a new laptop and I want to install Ubuntu 20.04.1 unfortunately my installation usb drive not shown when i press f12.
I disabled secure boot and also enabled usb boot legacy support.I tried ...
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Multi-purpose Installer? [duplicate]
I'd like to have a USB stick that is capable of installing both Windows 10 and Ubuntu (and if possible boot into Ubuntu) with maybe a sort of menu to choose the installer to run.
Is there any way to ...
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Can't figure out how to make files shared between xubuntu and usb
I just made a brand new xubuntu usb partition with persistent storage on my usb drive, and cannot figure out how to access the files in the root of the usb. Using YUMI, The Xubuntu install works fine, ...
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Does upgrading Ubuntu via a stick destroy existing files?
After much, much trying to upgrade my computer from 16 to 18 on Ubuntu, I got it to boot off a USB stick.
The question now is: "If I follow the directions, will I lose all my prior work that is ...
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Installation is not working for Ubuntu in hp probook g3 440
I have been trying installing ubuntu in my laptop with a bootable live usb (Ubuntu 20.04 and also other versions 64 bits). first the installation was stacking or frozeen, I solve that using in the ...
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BIOS/UEFI Template Image for Booting ISO Files
The creator of mkusb has released an Template Image for creating BIOS/UEFI boot partitions on a USB.
How can I use this image to boot ISO files from a USB?
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Installation kit modified during install. Is this a security issue?
I use to create my usb stick install kit with:
# dd if=downloads/ubuntu-20.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso of=/dev/sdd
and it worked for me.
I also use to verify the install kit before and after install with:
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No mouse on installation attempt on old iMac
I am trying to set up a dual-boot (OSX/Ubuntu) system on an old iMac using a bootable USB drive with the installation distro. I can boot from the USB drive into Ubuntu 18.04, but the iMac seems to ...
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I canceled Ubuntu installation and got back to Ubuntu desktop window?
I wanted to install Ubuntu, and when I reached the step which asks me 3 main options for installing the OS.
Like in the following picture:
So I chose the last one as I wanted to put it in a 20GB ...
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After Installing Ubuntu on laptop and restarting, Ubuntu still not installed [closed]
I am trying to install Ubuntu from a USB drive onto my laptop. I had used Rufus from another computer to burn the Ubuntu iso file on the USB. The Ubuntu version I was downloading is the lastest ...
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Xubuntu 20LTS can not install alongside Windows 7/8.1 on legacy BIOS
I am newbie on linux system. My laptop is ASPIRE 4752 where definitely is old machine without UEFI, only legacy BIOS.
My current OSes installed are WIN 8.1 and Xubuntu 18.04-instaling after windows, ...
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ext4 file system creation fails while installing Ubuntu
I installed Ubuntu a few days ago (I'm a beginner), and when I started installing it, I got a message saying that
The ext4 file system creation in partition #1 of SCSI1 (0,0,0) (sda) failed.
I ...
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Ubuntu not detecting Windows 10 during installation
When I try to install Ubuntu 20.04 (or 18.04), it doesn't give me an option to install alongside Windows, instead, it just says:
This computer currently has no detected operating systems
My fastboot ...
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Unable to load USB library, no module named PIL K40 whisperer laser install
I got a K40 laser cutter from eBay and am trying to install K40 whisperer on Ubuntu Focal Fossa, spent about 8 hours yesterday wrestling with it now I surrender. I have seen a post from a few years ...
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Ubuntu installer usb not bootable created with UNetbootin
I tried to install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on my Windows PC for learning linux staff. So I installed UNetbootin app on my Macbook Pro (Catalina 10.15.3). There is no error during the whole process. However, ...
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Ubuntu server live: "Cannot delete a single partition from a device that already has partitions"
I downloaded the latest ubuntu-20.04-live-server-amd64.iso and started the installation.
When I reached the storage configuration section, I chose "Custom layout".
The disk already has ...
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Grub won't install on usb stick
No matter what i do I can't for the life of me install Grub2 on the USB stick i want to boot from it keeps installing itself to my internal SSD. I've tried manually partitioning according to 3 ...
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Ubuntu 20.04: Fresh installation crashes before any prompt screen
I have made several attempts of performing a fresh installation of Ubuntu 20.04, but somehow, I am unable to. The installation abruptly crashes before any prompt/user-input screen could appear. ...
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new boot issue for me ....but ... old boot question
I have put a fresh installment of Ubuntu 20.04 on an USB SSD.
I have unplugged it.
I have put a fresh installment of Windows 10 on motherboard SSD.
When I want to boot up with USB SSD, I need to use ...
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Screen "Messed Up" during installation of Ubuntu 18.04/20.04 on Nvidia computer
I don't know what else to call this except "Messed Up" (see image)
Here is what I did to install Ubuntu
Selected Install Ubuntu, the screen went crazy like in the picture
Selected Try ...
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Can't start installing Ubuntu from a USB stick
I bought a new empty HP ProBook 450 G7 laptop without any operating system. I entered into BIOS and made sure that USB Storage Boot checkmark has been set under the Advanced tab in the Boot Options ...
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Cant install Windows 8.1 after Ubuntu [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu 20.04 installed on my laptop. I want to go back to Windows 8.1, but it doesn't work. When I put in my install USB it doesn't work. It says "Insert proper boot device". I ...
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Is there a way to install ubuntu by copying files to the disk?
I've tried to install ubuntu on my pen drive several times and always get the same error during installation that says "Attempt to mount a filesystem with type ext4 at '/' failed", or ...
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No root file system is defined - iso file that skipps some installation steps
NVMe SSD please I have this problem with ubunto installation, I have an iso file that skips some installation steps, after that I choose the language, the installation crushes and it shows the message ...
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Kubuntu 20.04 installation stuck on "Installation type" screen
I am stuck on the "Installation type" screen during installation of Kubuntu 20.04.
When I click on the "Install now" button, it is loading for roughly 2 seconds (as it is on the ...
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failed to load ldlinux.c32 on ubuntu 20.04 LTS
I am new to this installing the 20.04 LTS server version on my computer, I am unable to boot from my USB to install the OS, I tried a lot of USB boot creators for this but nothing seems to work.
Every ...
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Update GRUB2 from Ubuntu 20.04 installed on USB to disable creation of new entry in UEFI
I installed Ubuntu 20.04 on a USB drive. The installation was done in UEFI mode and has an EFI partition using FAT32. The problem is that when booting on a new device every time it creates an entry to ...
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How do I stop Ubuntu 20.04 LTS from consistently hanging on shutdown and restart?
I wanted to try Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on my old laptop and managed to get it installed with USB boot. Ubuntu boots properly and at first glance it seemed to work fine, but when I restart or shut down via ...
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Boot from usb issue [duplicate]
Whenever I try to boot from the usb the screen blacks out. I need to switch to windows ASAP for some work. Any help will be much appreciated.
The screen looks like the image below.
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Ubuntu 20.04 runs OK from USB but it takes too long to install on the HDD
I am successfully running Ubuntu 20.04 from an USB drive, but why does it take too long to install on the HDD? My laptop is a Dell Inspiron n5050 circa 2012. I have a raw hard disk, and I want to ...
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How to Handle Full Install USB and Swap Space
When Creating a Full Install USB drive using a computer with a swap partition, the installer Ubiquity, formats every swap partition on the computer and adds their paths to fstab. This includes the ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Live USB Freezes
I have used multiple programs including Etcher, Rufus, Raspberry Pi Imager to make a live bootable USB for my laptop. The laptop is able to boot from USB with secure and fast boot turned off.
Specs ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 very slow [duplicate]
I am Windows user for quite a long time and wanted to try Ubuntu. With no experience of using any other OS than Windows, I started searching about Linux and found that Ubuntu is by far the most ...
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Lubuntu install stuck on "configuring locales..."
I recently got back my old Eee pc and decided to install Lubuntu on it. All went well, until it got to the point where it configures locales. It has been at that point for more than 1.5 hours now. ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 installation error [duplicate]
I'm going for dual boot, using win 10 atm.
I followed all the steps on how to make a bootable USB stick from the Ubuntu.com tutorial : Create a USB Strick on Windows.
When i boot the USB, it gives ...
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Ubuntu Studio 20.04 installation freezes at restart window at the end
After having some trouble in Windows 10 that was actually a failing hard drive see this: Slow Ubuntu 20.04 installation: warning: source ID xxxx was not found when attempting to remove it I bought a ...
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Looking for ANY Linux version with 32 bit ISO to make a LiveUSB
In order to dedicate an old Thinkpad R-51 to run a distributed computing program called "Folding@Home" it was recommended to do it under Ubuntu 11.04. I am having real problems as follows:
The R51 ...
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Slow Ubuntu 20.04 installation: warning: source ID xxxx was not found when attempting to remove it
My Acer Aspire became very slow with Windows 10 running on it so I formatted my hard disc on my acer Aspire laptop and tried to install Ubuntu 20.04 but the installation takes hours and constantly ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 - Installation error after restart
sd-umoun[46590]: Failed to umount /oldroot: Device or resource busy
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usb 2-1: device descriptor read/8, error -110
Please help.
Additional Info:
This is a clean install of Ubuntu and I have ...
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How to create a bootable thumbdrive using MacOS [duplicate]
My ubuntu machine died and I need to install a new OS on that machine using another laptop I have which is a MacOS machine. I am having trouble finding good info on how to create a bootable thumbdrive ...
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Install alongside Windows 10 option is not appearing, Windows boot drive seems to be unrecognized
I was trying to install Ubuntu in a dual boot with Windows 10. I tried Ubuntu 20.04 (which had issues with Intel RST and couldn't be fixed, so ignore this version), Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 16.04. ...
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Casper-rw Persistence Files Not Working with 20.04
I have just noticed that casper-rw persistent files are not working with Ubuntu 20.04 when booted from an ISO file.
Persistent partitions are again working, however persistent partitions do not work ...
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Ubunutu Mate installed on pendrive doesn't boot, even though it was installed with "something else" option
I wanted a portable device with my programs and and data, so I installed Ubuntu Mate on my pendrive.
I follwed this instruction: https://www.fosslinux.com/10212/how-to-install-a-complete-ubuntu-on-a-...
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Remove Ubuntu 20.04 Try/Install screen
How can I remove the Try Ubuntu / Install Ubuntu screen on my 20.04 Persistent USB drive?
Being diverted to this screen increases boot time on both Rufus and mkusb Persistent USB drives.
I would ...
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