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Is it possible to put Ubuntu Linux on a flashdrive?

I downloaded Ubuntu Lunix Live CD and rean it on my Laptop and love it! Is there an easy way to put it on a 2Gig USB so I can carry it with me? Maybe a different package.

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Answer #1

Hi,

I believe the CD is downloadable as an .iso image. You’ll have to convert the .iso image in order to save it on the flashdrive, to boot with it.

You can get an iso program to break up the iso, such as kiso, and then after extracting the files from the iso just copy them to the usb key. as long as your bios supports usb booting you should have no problem

Answer #2

If you’ve ripped the downloaded .iso image to a CD, then you should just be able to copy and paste the contents of the CD to the USB drive. Otherwise, you’ll need to convert the .iso image to extract the files and then copy them to your USB drive.

Linux Live CD’s are a lot of fun - and it gets interesting to try out a couple of different ones to see the differences. Some, like Knoppix, I find extremely handy when computers crash and you need to extract files from the Hard Drive.

Hope this helps!

Answer #3

Ubuntu is a pretty good system you can actually order the software on CDs for free from the company. I run it on one of my systems

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