Re: Cannot run ubuntu from USB
Originally Posted by
SW6
Hi i am new to ubuntu and os installing stuff. I have windows XP installed on my PC. I am trying to test drive ubuntu from my pen drive to have a look around(for now).
I downloaded ubuntu-11.04-alternate-i386.iso and made my 2GB usb stick bootable using unetbootin-win-549.exe and made a reboot. A window with menu appeared and it shows options such as
Run Ubuntu from this USB
Install
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Hi there. The "alternate" ISO does not allow you to run a Ubuntu desktop, it only allows you to install Ubuntu to a drive. So you probably want to write the "desktop" ISO to your USB stick.
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