Question Ubuntu on a usb drive?

[Alan Alan]

Can someone recommend a decent article explaining how to install Ubuntu on a usb drive. I'm not to familiar with Lenux but it seems the bios can be set up to boot off a usb drive.

 

[Colif]

Here are a few that might help:

How to Install and Run Ubuntu OS on an USB Flash drive – Digitional

www.digitional.com

https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/try-ubuntu-before-you-install#1-getting-started

Install Ubuntu Linux on an External USB Drive

This tutorial shows the steps for actually installing Ubuntu Linux on an external US drive with the bootloader installed on the USB. It is NOT live USB set up. This USB will work as portable operating system and can be used on any computer system.

itsfoss.com

can also install it inside windows 11 - https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-on-wsl2-on-windows-11-with-gui-support#1-overview

not that I know how to use it either

 

[Alan Alan]

Here are a few that might help:

How to Install and Run Ubuntu OS on an USB Flash drive – Digitional

www.digitional.com

https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/try-ubuntu-before-you-install#1-getting-started

Install Ubuntu Linux on an External USB Drive

This tutorial shows the steps for actually installing Ubuntu Linux on an external US drive with the bootloader installed on the USB. It is NOT live USB set up. This USB will work as portable operating system and can be used on any computer system.

itsfoss.com

can also install it inside windows 11 - https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-on-wsl2-on-windows-11-with-gui-support#1-overview

not that I know how to use it either

Thanks man, better than what I found. Appreciate it, had no idea win 11 could do that either. They mention an .iso writer name Rufus, this should easy now.

 

[Alan Alan]

Here are a few that might help:

How to Install and Run Ubuntu OS on an USB Flash drive – Digitional

www.digitional.com

https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/try-ubuntu-before-you-install#1-getting-started

Install Ubuntu Linux on an External USB Drive

This tutorial shows the steps for actually installing Ubuntu Linux on an external US drive with the bootloader installed on the USB. It is NOT live USB set up. This USB will work as portable operating system and can be used on any computer system.

itsfoss.com

can also install it inside windows 11 - https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-on-wsl2-on-windows-11-with-gui-support#1-overview

not that I know how to use it either

BTW, thanks for the heads up on the bogus 16tb drive. People who don't know computers will buy that stuff and never know what is happening. Problem with bogus stuff, it comes out of nowhere and it's hard to stop. I call them public poachers. jerks....

 

[Colif]

Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

Rufus: Create bootable USB drives the easy way

rufus.ie

external ssd: I feel same way, I saw one advertised yesterday, 60tb for 14 cents... clicked link and led to an entire page of fake USB & SSD. I should have known since it was Ali Express.