How To Install Ubuntu Via a USB Flash Drive

If you want to install Ubuntu to another computer, atable to use on any computer that can boot from the
times that computer might not have a working CD-romUSB drive.
drive to install via a CD. This happens in olderPlug this into the other computer that you want to
computers as well as netbooks that don't come withinstall Ubuntu to and turn the computer on. Boot from
optical drives. One option is to connect the computerthe USB. You have two options here. First is that you
to an external CD-rom via a USB, but there is acan 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 secondoperating system when wanting an alternative
computer. In this case you are "burning" Ubuntu onto aoperating system.
USB drive. There is a tool in Ubuntu that does this forThe 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 Diskcomputers hard drive. This is the exact same process
Creator. Put in a USB stick making sure that it's atthat would be there if you were using the Live CD.
least 4 gigabytes and follow the directions. Make sureOnce done, keep the USB stick on hand because you
you don't have anything on it that you want to keepcan boot to Ubuntu from any computer that way and
because it can erase all the data. Once the program isreinstall Ubuntu on other computers when you need to.
done you have Ubuntu on your USB that you will be