Install Ubuntu on External USB 3.0

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I´m Trying to install Ubuntu on an External HD 3.0 of 1TB, UEFI, but I have some issues. So anyone have already done this? I´m pretty sure yes, so can you help me with my situation. Thank you so much!

The problem seem to be the Hard Disk, but the HD is new.

what issues did you have? – Avinash Raj Dec 10 '13 at 17:17 — Avinash Raj, Dec 10 '13 at 17:17

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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Might get help by referring this.

Install on usb external hard drive

also this,

How to run full ubuntu installation from external hard drive?

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered Dec 10 '13 at 17:30

kamil

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 30 '16 at 14:11

To do a successful installation like this, as far as I'm concerned there are 3 things that need to be taken into account:

Select the correct disk to partition when installing Ubuntu.
Make sure the boot loader is installed on the same disk.
Check your system's USB boot support.

In my case, things nearly always went bad on step 3. Obviously, you need to be aware how to configure the boot loader and boot order, that's a given. But I also noticed many systems don't properly support booting off USB 3.0. By all means, try to boot a liveUSB using USB 3.0 first, or try booting from a USB 2 port for testing. My laptop nor media center (both about 2 years old) boot off USB 3. A recent desktop I put together will do so just fine.

Install Ubuntu on External USB 3.0

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