{"id":4305,"date":"2014-11-29T12:21:12","date_gmt":"2014-11-29T12:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=4305"},"modified":"2014-11-29T12:21:12","modified_gmt":"2014-11-29T12:21:12","slug":"install-real-ubuntu-os-usb-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2014\/11\/install-real-ubuntu-os-usb-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install The Real Ubuntu System on USB Flash Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ubuntu<\/a><\/p>\n

This is a step by step tutorial shows you how to install the real Ubuntu OS on USB stick to create a ‘Windows To Go’ style USB drive. Tested with Ubuntu 14.04<\/b><\/p>\n

Requirements:<\/h4>\n

Before getting started, you need to prepare something:<\/p>\n

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  1. A 8GB+ USB Drive.<\/li>\n
  2. A Ubuntu Live CD\/DVD\/USB. In the case below, I created a bootable Ubuntu Live USB from the .iso image.<\/li>\n
  3. A computer with an operating system installed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And always backup your data on the USB flash drive!<\/p>\n

    To get started:<\/h4>\n

    In my case I have a newly bought 16GB USB stick, a 4GB old USB stick, and a laptop multi-boot with Ubuntu based systems.<\/p>\n

    1.<\/b> I don’t have a Ubuntu CD\/DVD, so I decided to burn the Ubuntu .iso image into the old USB stick. To do so:<\/p>\n

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    1. Download Ubuntu image: releases.ubuntu.com<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Download UNetbootin: unetbootin.sourceforge.net<\/a>. For Ubuntu, install it from Software Center.<\/li>\n
    3. Plug in the USB stick.<\/li>\n
    4. Start UNetbootin, and burn the .iso image into USB<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      If you need more hints, follow this screenshot tutorial to create bootable Ubuntu Live USB<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n

      2.<\/b> Plug in the bootable USB drive to your computer and boot into the Live Ubuntu system.<\/p>\n

      IMPORTANT:<\/b> For Windows 8 pre-installed machine, you have to disable “fast startup”<\/b> and “secure boot”<\/b> features.<\/p>\n

      To disable “fast startup”, 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.<\/i><\/p>\n

      To disable “secure boot”, follow this screenshot tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n

      3.<\/b> Now you’re in the Ubuntu Live system. Plug in the 8GB+ USB stick. Then launch Gparted<\/b> from the Unity Dash.<\/p>\n

      In the top-right drop-down box select the USB drive (16GB in my case), and you should see something like below:<\/p>\n

      \"usb-stick\"<\/a><\/p>\n

      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.<\/p>\n

      4.<\/b> From the right-click context menu, un-mount partitions on the USB drive and then delete them.<\/p>\n

      Click the green check mark button to apply changes, finally you have an unallocated flash drive, like:<\/p>\n

      \"unallocated<\/a><\/p>\n

      When done, close Gparted partition manager.<\/p>\n

      5.<\/b> Click the desktop shortcut “Install Ubuntu” to bring up the Ubuntu installation wizard.<\/p>\n

      Follow the wizard until it asks you to choose where to install Ubuntu. Select the last option “Something else”<\/b> and click Continue to bring up partition table.<\/p>\n

      \"Bring<\/a><\/p>\n

      6.<\/b> In the partition table, scroll down and highlight the “free space” under the USB drive (\/dev\/sdc in the case) and click the plus sign to create below partitions one by one:<\/p>\n