Also, you can configure Ubuntu on the USB flash drive to save changes you make, unlike a read-only CD/DVD disk.īooting from a USB flash drive created with usb-creator alias Startup Disk Creator and mkusb will behave just as if you had booted from the install CD. This may be necessary for most new portable computers without DVD drives and is handy for others because a USB flash drive is so convenient. Ubuntu can be installed from a USB flash drive. See also: Installation/FromUSBStickQuick for beginners starting from Windows.
Booting USB drives with grub2 and iso files 'grub-n-iso'.Portable installed system booting from UEFI and BIOS.