#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON USB HARD DRIVE ISO#
#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON USB HARD DRIVE PLUS#
#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON USB HARD DRIVE WINDOWS 8#

Partition #5 of SCSI9 (0,0,0) (sdc) as ext4 Partition #1 of SCSI9 (0,0,0) (sdc) as fat32 Partition #5 of SCSI1 (0,0,0) (sda) as swap

The following partitions are going to be formatted: The partition tables of the following devices are changed:

Otherwise, you will be able to make further changes manually. If you continue, the changes listed below will be written to the disks. When I select the вЂњInstall NowвЂќ button, I get a message: I was sure to set the Device for boot loader installation as sdc1 The partition sizes for the (white) 8GB USB key that I chose were roughtly 1 GB for the fat32 partition, labelled dos 6.5 GB for the ext4 partition labeled / and 0.5 GB for the swap partition. The target for installation is a (white) 8GB USB key.

#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON USB HARD DRIVE ISO#

I had put the Ubuntu 14.04 iso onto a (red) 8GB USB key. This work is being done on a computer tower with Ubuntu 16.04 installed. IвЂ™m going to create the swap partition on the USB drive, because IвЂ™m uncomfortable with the message I get about reformatting the swap partition on the hard drive. In these instructions, youвЂ™ve written that creating the swap partition on USB drive is optional. Once the installation complete, restart your computer and boot with the вЂUbuntu To GoвЂ™ USB drive and enjoy! When everythingвЂ™s done, click Install Now and confirm to format the partitions (Pay attention on which partitions to be formatted).Д¬lick continue and finish the wizard. You can skip this if RAM is large enough and you donвЂ™t need hibernation feature.ДЄnd very important is select install boot-loader to the USB flash drive (/dev/sdc in the case).Д§.a EXT4 partition for Ubuntu ( required).set the memory size by yourself, it can be used for normal data storage.mount point /NAME_HERE (/UDISK in the case).a FAT32 (or fat16) partition ( required).

#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON USB HARD DRIVE PLUS#

In the partition table, scroll down and highlight the вЂњfree spaceвЂќ under the USB drive (/dev/sdc in the case) and click the plus sign to create below partitions one by one: Select the last option вЂњSomething elseвЂќ and click Continue to bring up partition table.Д¦. Click the desktop shortcut вЂњInstall UbuntuвЂќ to bring up the Ubuntu installation wizard.ДЇollow the wizard until it asks you to choose where to install Ubuntu. When done, close Gparted partition manager.ДҐ. From the right-click context menu, un-mount partitions on the USB drive and then delete them.Д¬lick the green check mark button to apply changes, finally you have an unallocated flash drive, like: I have two USB flash drives plugged in the computer, the Hard Disk is /dev/sda, 4GB Live USB is /dev/sdb, and the 16GB USB drive is /dev/sdc.Д¤. In the top-right drop-down box select the USB drive (16GB in my case), and you should see something like below: To disable вЂњsecure bootвЂќ, follow this screenshot tutorial.ДЈ. To disable вЂњfast startupвЂќ, go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options > System Settings > Choose what the power buttons do and uncheck the Turn on fast startup box.

#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX ON USB HARD DRIVE WINDOWS 8#

IMPORTANT: For Windows 8 pre-installed machine, you have to disable вЂњfast startupвЂќ and вЂњsecure bootвЂќ features. Plug in the bootable USB drive to your computer and boot into the Live Ubuntu system. If you need more hints, follow this screenshot tutorial to create bootable Ubuntu Live USBДў.

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