{"id":10237,"date":"2017-11-06T17:35:38","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T01:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riguy.com\/?p=10237"},"modified":"2018-06-11T16:14:32","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T23:14:32","slug":"make-a-bootable-ubuntu-usb-stick-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riguy.com\/?p=10237","title":{"rendered":"Make a Bootable Ubuntu USB Stick on Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"

I decided to try “Ubuntu on a Stick” – it is not\u00a0 an odd restaurant menu item, but rather a way to either boot into and test drive the latest Ubuntu version [in this case, 17.10] or to straight out install onto a PC partition via the ‘stick’ [or flash drive]. I ended up doing the latter within 24 hours, replacing a Windows 10 OS.<\/p>\n

Ubuntu has an awesome tutorial, so I will not reinvent the wheel. I followed their perfect instructions and all went well. I was ready, willing and able to install Ubuntu on a 2-3 year old HP Pavilion 360 touch screen, after learning that touch does work efficiently now on recent Ubuntu Linux . I upgraded my laptop with a new, beefier model for my Windows 10 needs, but I believed the HP Pavilion [touch ready] 360 is perfect for Linux – it is.<\/p>\n

Although I did test drive Ubuntu for 1 night, working right off the USB flash drive, which is always pretty darn cool, I did have to remember a few details once I decided to move forward with installation.<\/p>\n

Number 1, if installing Ubuntu on the entire PC or laptop hard drive, you may lose data, so use extra, extra, extra caution! In my case, I had removed or backed up to another USB a few files that were needed but actually most files were in my “OneDrive” Cloud storage, so it was an easy decision – I had no data to lose, because it was stored elsewhere. So, time to erase the drive completely with my Ubuntu USB stick. But …<\/p>\n

Number 2, it is tricky to boot from a USB stick if you do not understand Windows 10 shutdown. The Shutdown on Windows 10 is not really a complete shutdown. In Window 10: on the new “Fast Startup” Windows 10 shutdown \/ start up mechanism, the kernel does not actually close. It hibernates. For a complete shutdown, try this in Powershell: s<\/strong>hutdown \/s \/f . <\/span>Or … the SHIFT key can be held down as you exit the Windows 10 in order to shut down 100% and get up the BIOS screen. This is needed in order to fully shut down, start up and to tap “ESC” [for this HP] in order to have access to BIOS and boot menu options. That is needed for Ubuntu to be installed on the laptop via the USB.<\/p>\n

Here is the USB flash folder layout – an entire Ubuntu Linux world on a stick, as seen from my new Windows 10 laptop. This is an ISO image, which enables booting from the USB drive [referenced above]<\/p>\n

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I decided to try “Ubuntu on a Stick” – it is not\u00a0 an odd restaurant menu item, but rather a way to either boot into and test drive the latest Ubuntu version [in this case, 17.10] or to straight out install onto a PC partition via the ‘stick’ [or flash drive]. I ended up doing … <\/p>\n

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