| If you want to install Ubuntu to another computer, at | | | | able to use on any computer that can boot from the |
| times that computer might not have a working CD-rom | | | | USB drive. |
| drive to install via a CD. This happens in older | | | | Plug this into the other computer that you want to |
| computers as well as netbooks that don't come with | | | | install Ubuntu to and turn the computer on. Boot from |
| optical drives. One option is to connect the computer | | | | the USB. You have two options here. First is that you |
| to an external CD-rom via a USB, but there is a | | | | can just run Ubuntu off the USB stick entirely. Some |
| feature in Ubuntu that will let you install via a USB. | | | | do this with netbooks not touching the default |
| Normally you have to burn a CD using a second | | | | operating system when wanting an alternative |
| computer. In this case you are "burning" Ubuntu onto a | | | | operating system. |
| USB drive. There is a tool in Ubuntu that does this for | | | | The other option is to click on the install icon on the |
| you making the process extremely easy. | | | | desktop to take what's on the USB and install it to that |
| Go to System > Administration > USB Startup Disk | | | | computers hard drive. This is the exact same process |
| Creator. Put in a USB stick making sure that it's at | | | | that would be there if you were using the Live CD. |
| least 4 gigabytes and follow the directions. Make sure | | | | Once done, keep the USB stick on hand because you |
| you don't have anything on it that you want to keep | | | | can boot to Ubuntu from any computer that way and |
| because it can erase all the data. Once the program is | | | | reinstall Ubuntu on other computers when you need to. |
| done you have Ubuntu on your USB that you will be | | | | |