Help creating ubuntu boot usb

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hope someone can shed some light on this.

I'm trying to create a USB boot for Ubuntu to replace windows on my laptop. I have done this before on a Windows pc,however the only device I have to create the USB at present is my android tablet.

Is it possible to create the USB for a windows laptop from an android tablet?

Thanks.

You have a USB on-the-go cable and enough space in the tablet for a Ubuntu iso? — Rael Gugelmin Cunha, Feb 18 '16 at 20:03
Yeah I have plenty of space, I'm using a 4 gig USB and I've got about 9 gig free on my Xperia tablet. — Paul, Feb 18 '16 at 20:39
Possible duplicate of Installing Ubuntu Using Cell Phone Only — karel, Oct 26 '19 at 16:06

YpsilonKah · Answer 1 · 2016-02-18T20:22:57.617

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Use an app that emulates a terminal on your android device (look in the market) to issue the dd tool to write a downloaded iso to your usb or sd-card.

dd if=/path/to/ubuntu.iso of=/dev/yourusborsdcard

be careful however, this can damage your tablet data if handled improperly. always use a usb/sd-card without any important data on it.

edit: a terminal emulator like this one

edited Feb 18 '16 at 20:22

answered Feb 18 '16 at 20:15

YpsilonKah

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 19 '16 at 09:16

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Aside the HATEthePLOT answer, you can use DriveDroid (requires root):

With it, you can use your own phone as a bootable device.

It even has a friendly menu where you can select a distro to download:

answered Feb 19 '16 at 09:16

Rael Gugelmin Cunha

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