Installing iso files on ubuntu

Question

How can I install an iso file on a USB while I'm using a live Ubuntu OS?

I want to make a persistent USB drive with Ubuntu 14.04 32 bit.

I have Ubuntu 14.04 32 bit on a USB in an iso file, I'm currently running Ubuntu 14.04 lts 64 bit live how can I install the 32 bit iso file on the USB?

And I can't use Unetbootin, it says: "E: Unable to locate package unetbootin"

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/USB%20Installation%20Media — Elder Geek, Dec 12 '15 at 22:11

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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You can use Unetbootin to create a persistent USB drive as you can see here.

So what you should do next:

Create two partitions on your destination USB drive with gparted
- First one should be FAT32 with at least 750MB in size.
- Second will be the rest for example (label: casper-rw, filesystem: ext4)
  
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Install Unetbootin:

sudo apt-get install unetbootin

Update: ... or you can use the binaries from the author's site

To run these binaries, download them and run the command chmod +x ./unetbootin-linux, or go to Properties->Permissions and check "Execute"), then start the application by running ./unetbootin-linux

Set it up as you can see on the image below

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Once everything is done, the final step is to delete the small casper-rw file created on the vfat partition you installed the LiveCD on, so that the large ext4 casper-rw partition is used instead. Mount this partition (here, sdb1), and delete /casper-rw.

Persistence (via the persistent kernel option) should already be set up if you used Unetbootin, so safely eject the USB and you're ready to go!

Armand

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Dec 11 '15 at 16:05

Armand Bozsik

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close but every package I try to install appears damaged – user481452 Dec 11 '15 at 16:21
@user481452: Damaged? What does it say exactly? Unetbootin is in the main repository so type sudo apt-get install unetbootin
I did it seconds ago and it worked great.
– Armand Bozsik Dec 11 '15 at 16:33
Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. – Mark Kirby Dec 11 '15 at 16:36
It sais "E: Unable to locate package unetbootin" – user481452 Dec 11 '15 at 16:39
@user481452 I've updated my answer. With the binary method it works the same way but it does not need to be installed. – Armand Bozsik Dec 12 '15 at 09:17

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 11 '15 at 16:06

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The recommended tool would likely be startup disk creator.

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu

answered Dec 11 '15 at 16:06

Eddie Dunn

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Tried it, didnt work for what i need it – user481452 Dec 11 '15 at 16:20
Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. – Mark Kirby Dec 11 '15 at 16:35

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 11 '15 at 16:34

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The best tool to use is UNetbootin.

It needs no installation and allows you even to download the iso in the application itself.

answered Dec 11 '15 at 16:34

Gerardo Zinno

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Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. – Mark Kirby Dec 11 '15 at 16:36

Installing iso files on ubuntu

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