If you install Ubuntu on the same disk as Windows and in the same BIOS/UEFI mode as Windows, Ubuntu will take over the existing boot partition to run GRUB from. If Windows is installed in BIOS mode...
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If you install Ubuntu on the same disk as Windows and in the same BIOS/UEFI mode as Windows, Ubuntu will take over the existing boot partition to run GRUB from. If Windows is installed in BIOS mode...
I understand that the Android app EtchDroid will work on ChromeBooks:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1274361/can-we-use-etchdroid-to-create-ubuntu-installation-media
It is sorta like balenaEtcher...
Tails is said to be very secure: https://tails.boum.org/install/
It even comes with Tor Browser.
Might be worth checking out.
I mainly use mkusb in Ubuntu because I like a Persistence partition and a dedicated Data partition and the program has other tools for playing with USB drives.
Ventoy is not bad, it also allows...
exFAT ISO boot USB
1) Flash USB with mkusb-ISO-Boot-Template: https://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/uefi-n-bios/mkusb_grub-boot-template-for-uefi-n-bios_use-in-wins.img.xz
2) Format unpartitioned...
As you show it, dd will overwrite the whole 2TB sdc drive leaving a lot of unformatted space, (1.5TB). This is okay if you want a duplicate cloned drive for backup, but a bit of waste if you just...
It is an EFI boot partition, so that you can boot in UEFI mode.
It is there because you started your Live USB installer in UEFI mode.
If instead you start your Live USB installer in BIOS mode you...
This will overwrite everything on your target drive.
I prefer creating clone image file using Gnome-Disks from a Live USB. The resulting image can be zipped to save space.
Some people prefer...
Windows 10 ISO: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Use mkusb to make an installer USB: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb#Windows_USB_install_drive
I am talking about using a .img file like Disks, (or dd), creates, not an .iso file. most Live USB creators can work with either. The .img file is a clone image of the OS's disk complete with boot...
I used Rufus to put Windows-To-Go on a 15GB USB stick.
A 64GB or 128GB stick would be better.
The make of flash drive makes a big difference in performance.
Oops, I now see the title of this...
I use Gnome-Disks on a Live USB to make an IMG file of a drive.
I can then flash it to another drive using Rufus, Etcher, Win32DiskImager, Disks, dd or mkusb.
The IMG file can be reduced in size...
Cyclonic storm Burevi
The sound of heavy rain.
I installed Kubuntu live to my 4TB external USB, that had every public domain movie ever made on it, instead of to my 4GB flash drive.
I tried every Linux file recovery software I could find on...
I think WoeUSB is not working with 20.04.
Rufus worked for me in Windows as did the Windows media creation tool.
Mkusb-plug worked for me in Ubuntu as did mkusb-dus....
You can often just extract a Linux ISO to USB and run it in UEFI mode, but I have not heard of this working in BIOS mode.
Best to create a Live or Persistent USB installer drive using mkusb,...
How to Create a Full Install of Ubuntu 20.04 to USB Device Step by Step
Several examples:...
You can install Ubuntu to the same drive, the Live USB was booted from, Just boot the Live USB toram:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/855039/can-ubuntu-be-installed-to-the-pendrive-it-was-booted-from
For making a basic installation USB it is simplest to clone the ISO file to the USB as a ISO9660 partition.
There are many tools that will do this including Etcher, (for Windows and Linux),...
This will pinpoint the info you seek from rbmorse's link:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb#Re-use_the_pendrive
Select "restore to a standard storage device"
Have you tried changing from the old 12.04 bootloader to the new 20.04 bootloader or vice versa?
Did you make a Full install to your USB drive, or did you make a Persistent install?
You should not do a software update to a Persistent install as it may fill your casper-rw or writable...
To delete a partition using GParted right click the partition and select Delete from the drop down menu.
20.04.1 is the same no matter when you download it.
Here is something that worked for me.
Create a Full install Ubuntu USB.
Plug the USB into the computer and boot it in the same BIOS or UEFI mode as the OS's on the computer.
Run "sudo...
Updates will quickly fill a Persistent USB's Persistence file or partition. The OS is on a read only ISO9660 partition or on a read only filesystem.squashfs file. When an update is done, new files...