#How to create live usb ubuntu for mac how to
#How to create live usb ubuntu for mac install

Xubuntu have the repository Universe activated automatically.) sudo add-apt-repository universe # only for standard Ubuntu

#How to create live usb ubuntu for mac install

Install mkusb via its PPA: If you run standard Ubuntu live, you need an extra instruction to get the repository Universe. Mkusb version 12 alias mkusb-dus works also in text mode (not only in GUI mode). dd or cp or cat can be used, but they are not safe because they do what you tell them to do without any question, and a minor typing error is enough to overwrite a drive with valuable data.ДЇortunately there are also safer text mode tools, but you have to install them. There are built-in text mode tools, that you can run from a text screen or a terminal window.

#How to create live usb ubuntu for mac how to

How to create a bootable Ubuntu USB flash drive from terminal? You don't need to install any third party software to make a Linux USB flash drive. This method will work for any Linux distribution, not only Ubuntu. Now your Ubuntu USB flash drive will boot and you can install it. Reboot your PC and change the boot order in BIOS to allow booting from a USB drive. Then go into the renamed folder and rename the file isolinux.cfg to syslinux.cfg. Navigate to the /media/xxx mount folder and rename the isolinux directory to syslinux. Run the below commands: sudo apt-get install syslinux mtools My USB partition is /dev/sdd1 enter lsblk to see what's yours. Next, you need the ldlinux.sys file in your USB flash drive to make the USB bootable. Let's assume that it was mounted in /media/xxx/.Д¬opy all files from /media/iso/ to your mounted USB flash drive by running the below command (make sure to include the dot): cp -a /media/iso/. Your drive may be automatically mounted inside /media/. Sudo mount -o loop /path/to/ubuntu.iso /media/iso

Then mount the ubuntu.iso file with the below commands in terminal: sudo mkdir /media/iso/

Place the ubuntu.iso file in any hard disk partition.

So the target needs to be /dev/sdc and not /dev/sdc For me it was /dev/sdb.Д¬reating a bootable Ubuntu USB flash drive from terminal This method is fast and has never failed me.Д®DIT: for those on a Mac ending up here, use lowercase for bs=4m: sudo dd if=inputfile.img of=/dev/disk bs=4m & syncД®DIT: If USB drive does not boot (this happened to me), it is because the target is a particular partition on the drive instead of the drive. Where input.iso is the input file, and /dev/sd is the USB device you're writing to (run lsblk to see all drives to find out what is for your USB). Then, next (this is a destructive command and wipes the entire USB drive with the contents of the iso, so be careful): sudo dd bs=4M if=path/to/input.iso of=/dev/sd conv=fdatasync status=progress в”њв”Ђsdb1 8:17 1 1.6G 0 part /media/username/usb volume name It will look something like sdb 8:16 1 14.9G 0 disk Where is a letter followed by a number, look it up by running lsblk.