![]() ![]() ![]() You try to format it and it probably won’t let you do that. ![]() You plug it in your Windows system and to your surprise, the disk capacity of the USB is just 4 MB. Now you want to format this USB and use it for regular data transfer or storage. You used it to install Linux and the purpose of the USB is accomplished. You used Etcher or Rufus tools to create a bootable, live Linux USB in Windows or perhaps in Linux. I have just done all this to test it for you, download took 15 mins, dd command about 5 mins (not exactly sure as I went and made a cup of tea!)ĭo not forget you may need some bios changes so youy can boot from the USB stick - even if this still does not help you - I now have a Ubuntu 18.Here’s the scenario. ![]() Tip - check your dd syntax to avoid data loss Tip - after you enter the password for sudo in terminal mode it may seem frozen for several minutes - just be patient. Tip - To be sure I get long filenames correct (such as the ISO download) I right click to rename the file and copy the file name so I can paste it into terminal later (ctl/shift v). Tip - on my system it is Downloads not downloads - uppercase D - check. You can run gparted fom desktop or terminal sudo gparted Next I used gparted to check my USB drive id, mine was sdc. Then I checked the file name in my downloads folder. In the interests of exploration I used the above example using Ubuntu 16.04 machine I downloaded the Ubuntu If you do not have access to a Windows machine try this, it gives an alternative way for Ubuntu using command line instead of Windows.īasically you need to down load the ISO file for the version you need from the link I provided above and burn it to the USB stick. When you boot you have options to try out Ubuntu from the USB drive or install it on the machine You may have to change some bios settings on your PC / laptop to boot from the USB - but that's it - it is very simple and reliable. I have now added a Method - 2 to this answer, to do this on a Ubuntu machine as well (if you do not also have access to a Windows machine)ĭownload ubuntu iso: desktop latest or earlier versions.ĭown load Rufus software to burn the ISO to the USB drive - it is free.Ĭopy the ISO to a windows machine, install and run Rufus on the windows machine, select the ISO, select the USB drive - follow the instructions. However you will, using my Method - 1, also need access to a Windows PC or laptop as the burning program runs under Windows but creates an Ubuntu bootable USB drive on a USB stick - confusingly this is still sometimes called LiveCD even though it is on a stick. The simplest and most foolproof way I have found and used many times is very simple. In MacOS: Unetbootin - an extracting tool (not a cloning tool) In Windows: Rufus - an extracting tool and a cloning tool In Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and newer versions and other main linux distros: mkusb In Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and newer versions: Disks alias gnome-disks In Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and newer versions: Startup Disk Creator alias usb-creator-gtk Instead I recommend a tool with a final checkpoint, You must be very careful, check and double-check that everything is correct before you press the Enter key. If you tell it to wipe the family pictures it will do it. You can clone from a current Ubuntu iso file to a USB stick and use that USB stick to boot Ubuntu live and install Ubuntu into the internal drive.ĭd is a cloning tool, but it is risky because it does what you tell it to do without any question. Such files can be burned to a DVD disk and cloned to a mass storage device (USB stick, SSD, HDD, memory card) and the target device will become a bootable drive. Most modern linux iso files are hybrid iso files. You need a tool to create a USB boot drive, and there are different tools for different operating systems.Ĭloning tools are simple and reliable but it is also possible to use extracting tools, if they are well maintained (updated to work with new versions of the operating system to install). The solution depends on which operating system are you running now (Ubuntu, other linux, Windows MacOS). ![]()
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