Ubuntu installation using a pen drive

[akshay.sulakhe]

Hello friends...currently downloading Ubuntu 9.04 rc...now its an iso...everybody knows...so instead of wasting cd's how can u just mount the image on pen drive and install it...is there any way..Thanks...

[Old_Grey_Wolf]

If you have Ubuntu 8.10 installed already, you can use the menu options to create a bootable USB for installing 9.04. Download the 9.04 ISO. Then use the menu option "System > Administration > Create a USB Startup Disk" to create a bootable 9.04 USB. Then reboot from the USB and install as you would from a Live CD.

[Titoolsen]

I have now installed Ubuntu 9.4 and trying to figure out how to increase my desktop memory space and my documents - neiother of which seems to link to my 189gb hard drive! I have been told this is because of 'partitioning' Have i installed Ubuntu incorrectly?

I ran the DF command and got this:

priyantha@priyantha-desktop:~$ df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda6 2403388 2275280 6020 100% /
tmpfs 513332 0 513332 0% /lib/init/rw
varrun 513332 104 513228 1% /var/run
varlock 513332 0 513332 0% /var/lock
udev 513332 184 513148 1% /dev
tmpfs 513332 760 512572 1% /dev/shm
lrm 513332 2392 510940 1% /lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/volatile
priyantha@priyantha-desktop:~$