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== Create Ubuntu LiveUSB Environment == | == Create Ubuntu LiveUSB Environment == | ||
* Have a USB flash drive (32GB+ USB3+ preferred). | |||
* Download latest ubuntu desktop ISO. Available from: https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop | |||
Install the drive creation tools: | * Have a ubuntu linux environment to install the liveusb from. | ||
* Install the drive creation tools: | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
$ sudo add-apt-repository universe | $ sudo add-apt-repository universe | ||
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/ppa | $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/ppa | ||
$ sudo apt-get update | $ sudo apt-get update | ||
$ sudo apt install --install-recommends mkusb mkusb-nox usb-pack-efi | $ sudo apt install --install-recommends mkusb mkusb-nox usb-pack-efi | ||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
Find out what storage devices are connected: | Find out what storage devices are connected: | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
$ lsblk | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
* Figure out which device is your flash drive. | |||
e.g. <code>/dev/sdh</code> | |||
=== Write a persistant Ubuntu LiveUSB Environment to the flash drive === | |||
# Press the windows key on your keyboard to bring up the ubuntu app search screen. | |||
# type <code>mkusb</code> | |||
# Run the mkusb tool by clicking on it. | |||
# Choose: i - "Install (make a boot device)". | |||
# Choose: p - "Persistent live – only Debian and Ubuntu". | |||
# Select the ubuntu ISO file on your machine. | |||
# Select the device that matches your USB drive to install onto. | |||
# Choose just: "usb-pack-efi (default grub from ISO file)" | |||
# Tell the program how much space to give to the liveUSB ubuntu install for it's own storage, about half of the disk should do (4GB+). | |||
# Confirm everything is correct, as continuing with incorrect settings may destroy your data. | |||
# If everything is correct, select "go" and click "go". | |||
# Wait for the program to write to the USB drive. | |||
# Choose: "Quit" | |||
# Choose: "Quit" | |||
# Press return in the console windows to exit it. | |||
Your USB drive should now be ready to boot from. | |||
Your USB drive should now be ready. | |||
Revision as of 03:22, 12 February 2020
Guide on creating and using GPG keys
WIP (Ctrl-S's job)
Create Ubuntu LiveUSB Environment
- Have a USB flash drive (32GB+ USB3+ preferred).
- Download latest ubuntu desktop ISO. Available from: https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
- Have a ubuntu linux environment to install the liveusb from.
- Install the drive creation tools:
$ sudo add-apt-repository universe
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt install --install-recommends mkusb mkusb-nox usb-pack-efi
Find out what storage devices are connected:
$ lsblk
- Figure out which device is your flash drive.
e.g. /dev/sdh
Write a persistant Ubuntu LiveUSB Environment to the flash drive
- Press the windows key on your keyboard to bring up the ubuntu app search screen.
- type
mkusb - Run the mkusb tool by clicking on it.
- Choose: i - "Install (make a boot device)".
- Choose: p - "Persistent live – only Debian and Ubuntu".
- Select the ubuntu ISO file on your machine.
- Select the device that matches your USB drive to install onto.
- Choose just: "usb-pack-efi (default grub from ISO file)"
- Tell the program how much space to give to the liveUSB ubuntu install for it's own storage, about half of the disk should do (4GB+).
- Confirm everything is correct, as continuing with incorrect settings may destroy your data.
- If everything is correct, select "go" and click "go".
- Wait for the program to write to the USB drive.
- Choose: "Quit"
- Choose: "Quit"
- Press return in the console windows to exit it.
Your USB drive should now be ready to boot from.
