{"id":21196,"date":"2023-09-27T09:33:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T09:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=21196"},"modified":"2023-09-27T09:33:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T09:33:22","slug":"how-to-create-a-bootable-ubuntu-usb-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/ubuntu\/how-to-create-a-bootable-ubuntu-usb-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Bootable Ubuntu USB Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a bootable Ubuntu USB Drive<\/strong>, we can portably use the Ubuntu Operating system i.e. we can run the Ubuntu Operating System directly from the USB. Ubuntu has a pre-installed tool called \u201cStartup Disk Creator<\/strong>\u201d which works like a plug-and-play software helping us install or upgrade Ubuntu or test the Ubuntu desktop configuration without even touching our PC Configuration.<\/p>\n

This article explains the step-by-step procedure to make a bootable USB Drive using the Ubuntu Operating System.<\/p>\n

How to Create a Bootable Ubuntu USB Drive?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Before creating a bootable Ubuntu USB Drive, keep the following things in mind:<\/p>\n

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  • A minimum of 4GB of Free Storage Space is required in the USB Drive.<\/li>\n
  • Ubuntu Desktop should be pre-installed on your system.<\/li>\n
  • An Ubuntu ISO file in your system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The following steps demonstrate the creation of a Bootable Ubuntu USB Drive.<\/p>\n

    Step 1: Insert USB Stick<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Insert the USB Stick into your system. If the USB is prompted by Ubuntu, select the Virtual Machine (if you are running Ubuntu on the Virtual Machine) and then select the Operating System for Ubuntu to detect the USB Drive:<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Step 2: Open Startup Disk Creator<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    In your Ubuntu system, look for the application’s icon on the bottom left side of your home screen:<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Once clicked, you will see the search bar. Here, search for \u201cStartup Disk Creator\u201d.<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Start the application, you will see the \u201cMake Startup Disk\u201d menu:<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Step 3: Device and File Selection<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    To use Ubuntu on a removable disk, it needs to be set up as a start-up disk. In the \u201cMake Startup Disk\u201d window, select the \u201cOther\u2026<\/strong>\u201d button:<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Add the location\/path of the Ubuntu ISO file<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    The ISO File will be selected:<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Step 4: Making Startup Disk<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    As the Source Disk Image as well as the Disk is selected, click on the \u201cMake Startup Disk\u201d to start the process:<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    A prompt will appear asking for confirmation, Click on the \u201cYes\u201d Option:<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    The installation process starts, wait for it to complete:<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Once the installation completes, you will see a popup window with the installation completed message. Click on \u201cQuit\u201d to complete the process:<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Your USB is now Bootable and can be used on any system.<\/p>\n

    Step 5: Verify the Bootable USB Drive<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    To verify if the USB Drive is Bootable or not, first find the USB Drive from the list of drives. To show the list of drives, use the command:<\/p>\n

    lsblk<\/div><\/div>\n

    This will show all the available drives on the system. Make sure your USB is connected:<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    In the list, find your USB Drive name. Your USB Drive name will be \u201csdX\u201d where X might be \u201ca\u201d or \u201cb\u201d. So find the \u201csdb<\/strong>\u201d or \u201csda<\/strong>\u201d drives. In our case, the USB drive is named \u201csdb\u201d:<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    To check if the drive is Bootable, use the \u201cfile<\/strong>\u201d command. If the drive is Bootable, the \u201cfile\u201d command will display \u201cDOS\/MBR boot sector<\/strong>\u201d. The syntax of the file command follows the command itself and the drive name after it:<\/p>\n

    sudo<\/span> file<\/span> -s<\/span> \/<\/span>dev\/<\/span>sdb<\/div><\/div>\n

    The command displays \u201cDOS\/MBR boot sector\u201d which means it is bootable:<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n

    Thus, our USB drive can now be used as a Bootable drive.<\/p>\n

    Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    To create a bootable Ubuntu USB drive, first, insert the USB Stick into your system, open Startup Disk Creator, make a start-up disk and write the disk image to the device. With a Bootable Ubuntu USB Stick, users can install and configure Ubuntu OS anywhere since users will have the operating system as a portable computer. This article has explained the step-by-step process of making the Bootable Ubuntu USB Drive with Startup Disk Creator.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Create a Bootable Ubuntu USB Drive with Ubuntu\u2019s Startup Disk Creator Application and verify the Bootable Drive using the DOS\/MBR boot sector information.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":110,"featured_media":21207,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ubuntu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}