How to Create Ubuntu Live USB in Windows - It's FOSS

How to boot from live Ubuntu USB ... Once the live USB is created, you can proceed with testing Ubuntu in live mode. The bootable USB can be used ... SkiptoprimarynavigationSkiptomaincontentSkiptoprimarysidebarSkiptofooterYouarehere:Home/Tutorial/HowtoCreateUbuntuLiveUSBinWindows Brief:ThetutorialshowsthestepstocreateabootableUbuntuUSBinWindows.InstructionsarevalidforallversionsofUbuntuLinuxandWindows. OneofthefirstfewstepsforinstallingUbuntuistocreatebootableUSBofUbuntu. ThereareseveralfreeliveUSBcreationtoolsavailableinWindows.Youmayuseanyofthesefreeapplications. Inthistutorial,I’llshowtwomethodsusingtwodifferentapplicationsforcreatingliveUbuntuUSB: Rufus(recommended)UniversalUSBInstaller WithaliveUSB,youcantryUbuntuwithoutinstallingitonyourcomputer.Youcan,ofcourse,usethesameliveUSBtoinstallUbuntuonacomputeraswell. Let’sseethemethodsindetail. CreatingalivebootableUbuntuUSBinWindows BeforeyoustartcreatingthebootableUSB,let’sseegettheessentialsfirst. Gettingthingsready Makesurethatyouhavethefollowing: AUSBkey(pendrive)withatleast4GBofsizewithnoimportantdataonit(theUSBkeywillbeformatted)InternetconnectiontodownloadUbuntuISO(thiscouldbedoneonanycomputer)ItwouldbeagoodideatoknowifyoursystemusesMBRorGPT(RufuswillcreateliveUSBaccordingly)YoushouldalsocheckifyoursystemusesUEFIorlegacyBIOS DownloadUbuntuISO ISOisbasicallyanimagefile.Youdownloadthissinglefileofaround2.4GBanditconsistsofan“image”ofUbuntuLinux.YouthenuseatooltoextractthecontentoftheISOfileinasuchamannerthatyoucanboottheUbuntuoperatingsystemfromtheUSBitself. GototheUbuntuwebsiteandchoosetheversionofyourchoice.YoumaychooseUbuntuLTSifyoudonotwanttoupgradeyoursystemeverysixtoninemonths. DownloadUbuntu YoucanalsodownloadUbuntuviatorrentsfromthealternativedownloadslinklocatedonthesamepage. Method1:MakealiveUbuntuUSBwithRufus(recommended) RufusisanexcellentfreeandopensourcetoolformakingbootableLinuxUSBdisks.OnWindows,IpreferandrecommendusingRufus. Ifyouprefervideostotext,Ihavemadethisvideotoshowthestepsinaction. SubscribetoourYouTubeChannelforMoreLinuxVideos Step1:DownloadRufus GotothewebsiteofRufusanddownloadthe.exefile: DownloadRufus ThisisanexefilesoyoudonotneedtoinstallRufus.Justdouble-clickonittorunit. Step2:CreatingtheliveUbuntuUSB PluginyourUSBkey(pendrive)tothecomputer.NowdoubleclickonthedownloadRufusexefilewhichshouldbeintheDownloadsfolder. WhenyourunRufuswiththeUSBpluggedin,itautomaticallyrecognizesit.IftherearemorethanoneUSBkeyspluggedin,pleaseensuretoselectthecorrectUSBunderDevice. ItmayalsoautomaticallyfindtheUbuntuISO.Ifnot,youcanalwaysbrowsetotheISObyclickingontheSELECTbutton. IhopeyouhavecheckedthepartitioningschemeandBIOStypeasImentionedintheprerequisitesection.Basedonthat,selectthePartitionSchemeandTargetSysteminRufus. Everythinglooksgood?HittheSTARTbutton. Youmaybeaskedtochoosehowtowritetheimage.Choose‘WriteinISOImagemode’: Itwilltakeafewminutestocompletetheprocess.You’llseeagreensignalwhentheliveUSBisready. I’llshowyouhowtobootfromtheliveUSBinamoment.Let’sseeanothermethodofcreatingbootableLinuxUSB. Method2:UsingUniversalUSBInstallerformakingbootableLinuxUSB GototheprojectwebsiteanddownloadthelatestversionofUniversalUSBInstaller. DownloadUniversalUSBInstaller PlugintheUSBdriveinthecomputerandrunUniversalUSBInstaller.Youneedtodothefollowingthingsnow: SelectUbuntuunderstep1BrowsetothelocationofdownloadedUbuntuISOinStep2sectionInStep3,selecttheUSBdriveandalsochecktheoptiontoformatit. Itwillpresentyouwithobviouswarnings,clickYes. Waitforsometimefortheprocesstocomplete.Youcanpushittobackground,ifyoulike. Thatsaid,yourUbuntuUSBshouldbecreatedinfewminutes. That’sit. HowtobootfromliveUbuntuUSB OncetheliveUSBiscreated,youcanproceedwithtestingUbuntuinlivemode.ThebootableUSBcanbeusedonanysystem,notonlyontheonewhereyoucreatedit. PlugintheliveUSBonthedesiredcomputer.Whatyouneedtodoisrestartorpoweronyourcomputer. Atthescreenthatshowsthelogoofyoursystemmanufacturer,presstheF2orF10orF12key.Youmaytrypressingallofthemonebyoneifyouarenotsureofthekey.Butbequickwhenyoudothatotherwiseitwillbootintotheoperatingsystem. Thiskeyisdifferentfordifferentbrandofcomputers.SomemayevenuseEscorDelkeysforthispurpose. QuicklypressF2,F10orF12keysatthescreenshowingyoursystemmanufacturer’slogo Insomerarecases,youmayhavetoaccesstheUEFIbootsettingsfromwithinWindows. IntheBIOSsettings,normally,youshouldseeascreenlikethis.Here,youusethearrowkeystomovedowntoUSBoptionandpressentertobootfromtheUSB.Pleasenotethatthescreenmaylookdifferentindifferentsystems. Ifthingsgoright,youshouldseeascreenlikebelowthatgivesyoutheoptionto“TryUbuntuwithoutinstalling”and“InstallUbuntu”.BothmethodswillprovideyoutheoptiontoinstallUbuntu. Ipreferchoosing“TryUbuntuwithoutinstalling”.That’sthelivemode,andyoucantakethelookandfeelofthesystem.Ifyoulikeit,youcanchoosetoinstallUbuntu.NotethatifyoumakeanychangestotheliveUbuntusystemlikesavingsomefilesorinstallingapplications,yourchangeswillbelostifyoubootfromtheliveUSBagain. PleasekeepinmindthatsomesystemsmaynotallowyoutobootfromabootableUSB.Ifyouseesomeerror(likePCIeinitializationonDellsystems)orcannotbootfromtheUSB,youshoulddisablesecurebootandthetrybootingfromtheUSBagain. Consideringthatyouarejuststarting,Iadvisetofollowthisbeginner’sguidetoUbuntuandlearnhowtouseUbuntu.Letmeknowifyouneedsomehelp. Likewhatyouread?Pleaseshareitwithothers. 140 Shares Facebook 94 Twitter 4 LinkedIn 14 Reddit 19 AboutAbhishekPrakashCreatorofIt'sFOSS.AnardentLinuxuser&opensourcepromoter.HugefanofclassicdetectivemysteriesrangingfromAgathaChristieandSherlockHolmestoDetectiveColumbo&ElleryQueen.Alsoamoviebuffwithasoftcornerforfilmnoir. ThankyouverymuchfromBarcelonaAbhishek, Yourguideisveryclear,easytofollowandthoroughly.Thanksforyourworkandforshareyourknowledgewithallofus.Verygenerousofyou. IhavealreadysubscribedtoyourYoutubechannel,ifthereisanythingelsewecandoforyou,justsayit. Bestregards, Reply Thankyouforyourloveandsupport,Javi:) Reply thankyousomuchsir Reply Youarewelcome,Saju. Reply PrimarySidebarWeeklyLinuxNewsletter Join75,000otherLinuxusersandstartyourjourneytobecomeabetter,informeddesktopLinuxuser. Don’tfindwhatyouarelookingfor? 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