Ubuntu has really grown over the years. It is very helpful to keep a copy of Ubuntu with you always, as you might need it anytime. It is not always possible to keep a CD safely with you. It can get damaged easily or a few scratches will ruin some of the data on the disc which will in turn lead to improper working of the Live CD. So, a USB flash with Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala in it drive can really come in handy. Here we will tell you about 2 different and very easy ways by which you can make a bootable Ubuntu 9.10 flash drive.
1. From Live CD :
If you already have a live cd of the latest Ubuntu 9.10 then there will be absolutely no problem creating a Live USB Flash Drive. Ubuntu has already has built in application, “USB Startup Disk Creator” for this purpose. Unlike your normal Live CD this application will create a Ubuntu 9.10 Live USB ‘Persistent’ Flash Drive. In a live CD all the changes you make are reverted back to the default Live CD settings after re-booting. But unlike the live CD , the Persistence feature saves all the changes you make in the USB drive even after rebooting. The procedure for creating the live flash derive is given below:
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First of all, you have to download Ubuntu as an ISO image from their official website.
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Then burn it into a CD.
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Now insert the disc into the computer and restart it.
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Boot with the Live CD.
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Insert a USB flash drive of 1GB or more.
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Now go to Systems > Administrator > USB Startup Disk Creator (on the top bar).
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Now select the inserted USB disk, then select Stored in reserved space option.
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Click on ‘Make Startup Disk’.
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Now all the required files will be copied to your USB flash drive.
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After completion remove the live CD and restart your computer.
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To boot from the Flash drive you need to change the enable boot via external disk from the BIOS. Sometimes just enabling won’t work, you will have to set the highest boot priority for your USB device.
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This new flash drive will work perfectly.
NOTE: This method can be applied to Ubuntu 9.04 also and we recommend you to use a flash drive of at least 2 GB or more.
2. From ISO image :
This method is for those who don’t want to create a live CD at all. You need to have Windows operating system for the following. This method goes as follows:
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The first step is same i.e. you have to download Ubuntu as an ISO image from their official website.
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Now there are many live USB creator software out there but after trying most of them we will recommend you to download Universal USB Installer. It is an excellent automated tool created by the talented guys at pendrivelinux.com.
- Now select Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop i386 form the drop down menu.
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Enter the path where the ISO image is stored.
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And select the appropriate USB drive.
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Here we have taken a 4 GB pen drive so will allot 2 GB for the Persistence feature.
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Click on Create.
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When the process starts you will notice that the files are being extracted from the ISO image to the flash drive.
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If you have chosen the persistence option then after the extraction the persistence feature will also be installed on the USB disk. Note that the progress bar wont increase till the whole process is completed so please don’t freak out and cancel the process.
- After the completion your Ubuntu 9.10 Live USB flash drive is ready to use.
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Just restart your computer and you do need to enable boot from USB device in the BIOS.
Both of the above methods have the Persistence feature. This feature uses Casper-RW which helps you in saving the changes you have made even after rebooting the computer. Now enjoy your Linux experience with Ubuntu anywhere. You never know when you will need it.
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Hi – you can create a USB drive from the ISO with the Ubuntu USB creator – you don’t have to burn to CD first. Just click “Other..” under the box for the source, and navigate to your .iso file.
Enjoy!
Yes, I have mentioned this one in the the second method.
I had build my Ubuntu 9.10 live USB; however, I would like to do some modifications such as updating the kernel and add my own modules and system calls. I do everything like I normally do but update-grub seems to not work.
How the heck do I modify the startup menu?