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I am trying to install Kubuntu onto a USB drive so that I can boot directly into Kubuntu when booting from a USB drive. I'm using VirtualBox on Windows to boot into the Kubuntu install ISO I downloaded from kubuntu.org/getkubuntu.

I insert the USB drive and it is recognized by VirtualBox, I then select 'Install Kubuntu', choose minimal installation, and then make my selection for the drive layout as shown in the image and click Install Now.

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The installation proceeds and I can see activity on the USB drive but when installation completes, the drive is empty. When I try to boot using the drive, I select it from the boot menu, but Windows boots anyway.

karel
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Erik West
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  • For this purpose it is easier to have two USB pendrives - one of them should be a fast USB 3 pendrive (or even better SSD connected via USB). Clone Kubuntu into the slower USB pendrive with a tool, for example Rufus in Windows. 'DD-mode' is cloning. Then unplug, disconnect or otherwise disable the internal drive, and after that boot into the slower USB drive with Kubuntu, and from there install Kubuntu into the faster USB drive. This link and links from it can help you. – sudodus Oct 16 '20 at 14:26
  • I tried booting into a USB drive as you suggested, but I can't disable my system's internal drives (there are 2). The Guided options at the partition selection only work on my system drives. I select the Manual option when the installer asks for the partition details, but I don't know what selections to make (I don't want to format my system drives). I checked my BIOS and there's no way to disable the system drives. – Erik West Oct 16 '20 at 15:05
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    Thank you - I got it. I physically removed the dries from my laptop and was able to install Kubuntu using the directions in the top comment. – Erik West Oct 16 '20 at 17:20
  • I'm glad that you found a solution :-) – sudodus Oct 16 '20 at 17:46

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