Install Ubuntu from USB Stick
Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 4:16 pm
Ubuntu can be installed from a USB stick, especially, to netbooks and other computers without CD drives. However, using USB flash drive to install Ubuntu is handy because a USB flash drive is so convenient. Also, unlike a read-only CD-ROM drive, you can easily configure Ubuntu on the USB flash drive to save changes you make.
To install Ubuntu using Flash drive:
1. Get Ubuntu ISO image from official Ubuntu releases: http://releases.ubuntu.com/
2. Verify the md5 sum (hash) of the ISO image file to check the integrity of the image by following these instructions:
First open a terminal and go to the correct directory (in this case Downloads) to check a downloaded iso file:
Then run the following command from within the Downloads directory, e.g. for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
md5sum should then print out a single line after calculating the hash such as:
Compare the hash that your machine calculated with the corresponding hash on the UbuntuHashes page
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes.
The easiest way to compare, is to copy the hash corresponding to that of your ISO image from the website, and paste it in the terminal next to the hash calculated by your machine, if the two hashes match, they will both be highlighted in red color.
Finally, go to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Insta ... omUSBStick, and create a bootable USB stick by using a Startup Disk Creator in the Unity Dash by typing "Startup Disk Creator". If it is not there, then you can install it using the Synaptic Package Manager or through Ubuntu Software Center or through terminal by sudo apt-get install command.
To install Ubuntu using Flash drive:
1. Get Ubuntu ISO image from official Ubuntu releases: http://releases.ubuntu.com/
2. Verify the md5 sum (hash) of the ISO image file to check the integrity of the image by following these instructions:
First open a terminal and go to the correct directory (in this case Downloads) to check a downloaded iso file:
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tssfl@tssfl:~$ cd ~/Downloads
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md5sum ubuntu-16.04-desktop-amd64.iso
md5sum should then print out a single line after calculating the hash such as:
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c94d54942a2954cf852884d656224186
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes.
The easiest way to compare, is to copy the hash corresponding to that of your ISO image from the website, and paste it in the terminal next to the hash calculated by your machine, if the two hashes match, they will both be highlighted in red color.
Finally, go to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Insta ... omUSBStick, and create a bootable USB stick by using a Startup Disk Creator in the Unity Dash by typing "Startup Disk Creator". If it is not there, then you can install it using the Synaptic Package Manager or through Ubuntu Software Center or through terminal by sudo apt-get install command.