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Gauravs90
May 6th, 2012, 10:45 AM
Hi...

I want to install ubuntu on usb drive. I don't want to make live usb.

Is there any way of installing ubuntu on usb drive.

zvacet
May 6th, 2012, 11:40 AM
Read this. (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent)

oldfred
May 6th, 2012, 08:30 PM
If it is a smaller flash drive, zvacet's link to persistent install is a good choice. But if larger you also can do a full install.

Pros & cons of persistent install over direct install to flashdrives - C.S.Cameron
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1655412

If USB drive is flash or standard rotating drive, the install is the same, just for flash you want to make some settings like you would for a SSD to minimize writes - Flash is slow with writing.

Installer for the newer versions is slightly different but it is the same process.
It does not have to be encrypted BIOS based system:
Standard full install with screenshots to flash or SSD:
Ubuntu Encrypted Flash Memory Installation
http://members.iinet.net/~herman546/p19.html
More discussion Dec 2010, more SSD info
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1643591
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1404664

I have a full install of 12.04 in an 8GB partition on my 16GB flash drive. I do not have swap as I have 4GB RAM and do not load many apps at once.