Installing Ubuntu on laptop with USB stick

[Laurence WM]

From liveCD terminal run & post this.
If partitioned with gpt and first (or second) partition is efi then you are in UEFI mode.
If partitioned with MBR(msdos) then you have BIOS & MBR.

sudo parted /dev/sda unit s print

Thanks a lot, Oldfred.

I do apologise for my extrene ignorance, but some translation into absolute absolute beginner langauage would be appreciated.

Many thanks,
Laurence

[oldfred]

If you have the 64 bit liveCD or USB can you boot that? Then run liveCD try mode and open a terminal.

[Laurence WM]

If you have the 64 bit liveCD or USB can you boot that? Then run liveCD try mode and open a terminal.

The laptop does not play CDs. Is there such a thing as a 64bit liveUSB, or are we back to square one?

Many thanks,
Laurence

[oldfred]

You create a liveUSB.

Also instructions for CD or USB
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download

Write image or burn image not copy ISO as one large ISO file to CD or USB.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/In...n/FromUSBStick