Feel free to comment below if you have any questions or feedback.This is an exe file so you do not need to install Rufus. You can boot from it and enjoy a portable Ubuntu system in your pocket!įinally, I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. After Installation Completes On USBĬongratulations! You have now installed full Ubuntu on the USB Flash Drive. After the installation completes successfully, click Restart Now. Press Install now to start the installation. The partition structure should look something like the below screenshot. From the “Device for boot loader installation”, choose the USB Flash Drive. You can skip this partition if you have enough RAM and you do not need the hibernation feature.Then press the plus sign to add the next 3 partitions. Now choose the USB and next we will start creating partitions. In the installation type screen choose “something else” option then press Continue. Select “Normal installation” and then click Continue. Choose the keyboard layout then click Continue. After a moment the installation will begin with the welcome screen. From the desktop, click on the install Ubuntu icon. Let’s start the phase 2 installation process. You have successfully partitioned your USB drive to be able to install Ubuntu. Now you can close the GParted application. The USB should be like the below screenshot. Formatting Operation Completed Successfully After the operation completes successfully, click close to continue. Apply ChangesĪn alert message will appear warning you about losing data when formatting the USB.

Click the apply button that is the green colored right mark located on the top panel. Clear partitions on the USB drive by right-clicking on your USB, choose Format then select the cleared option. At the right of the GParted window, select your USB from the drop-down menu. Choosing a wrong device could destroy the data on your PC. Pay attention to the drives and make sure you are selecting the flash drive (sdb) with the correct capacity.

The GParted interface should look like the below screenshot.

From the left dock panel, open applications button, which is located at the bottom. The system will boot into the Ubuntu live desktop environment. Boot From CD or Live USB drive and Try Ubuntu

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