How to install Ubuntu using flash drive

If you like the look of Ubuntu, and you want to install it on your laptop or PC or try out a Ubuntu tablet, you can just download Desktop Edition from the official site. Click on the "Download" button located at the top, download the version you need and install. To select the version you want to install on your device, you must use the drop-down menu. It is best to apply the default settings, if there is no reason not to. The file size will be approximately 700 MB.

Today the network can find many sources explaining how to install Ubuntu simultaneously with Windows, as well as instructions on how to burn the installation CD or create a bootable USB flash drive. Below we will talk about the last action.

Experts recommend using a 4 GB USB flash drive, as well as a USB Universal Installer utility, since this will help you in the manual how to install Ubuntu. Run the utility (it works directly in the window formed by the executable file that you downloaded) and make sure that you have selected the appropriate version of Ubuntu from the list. Then, specify the route to the location of the ISO file on the hard drive, then make the choice of the disk that you want to boot to.

Try to take care in advance to create a backup copy of the files from the flash drive, as they will have to be erased. Also, be sure to back up your files on your computer when you plan to install Ubuntu on it, even if you want to put it as the second operating system. Linux for beginners can seem a bit complicated and confusing, so you should keep this in mind.

After the recording of the files to the USB drive has been completed, you can use it by inserting it into the free port on the computer. If the computer does not automatically boot from the flash drive, you will need to change the boot order to the BIOS. You will be able to enter the BIOS by pressing Del, F1 or another key, which should appear during the download on the screen.

Follow the instructions on the screen. If another operating system is already on the computer, you will be given different options for how to install Ubuntu. If you want to uninstall Windows and make Ubuntu the only shell on your computer, you should stop selecting "other", and then delete the Windows partition from the hard drive. You will also need a free space, which should be twice as large as the computer's RAM.

If you know how Windows handles disk partitioning, the same actions in Linux may seem a bit confusing. Instead of a link to the letters of the disks, you will see disks specified as HDA, etc. HDA refers to the first disk - IDE, the second value will be HDB. Hard drives of modern design, connected via USB or SATA, are called SDC, SDA, etc. Each of the primary partitions has a number from 1 to 4. Make sure that you have selected the right disk and partition before making changes. The markup will be executed only when the "Install" button is pressed.

When the installation starts, the system will offer you several options how to install Ubuntu settings, including language, your location, password and user name. Optimally, if your computer is connected to the network, because you sisiem offers to choose a Wi-Fi network, if not connected to an Ethernet cable.