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Questions related to live (bootable) USB devices, which allow you to test Ubuntu without installing, to install Ubuntu, or carry out tasks that can't be done from the mounted root filesystem, such as resizing partitions.

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How do I make a bootable Ubuntu USB?

How do I make an Bootable Ubuntu USB containing the the latest version of Ubuntu? For completeness, how would I be able to do this on Ubuntu, Windows, OS X or another Linux distro?
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How to bypass "Try it / Install" screen when booting from USB Live Session? (without installing in the USB)

This has been asked several times already (I found it here, here and here), but basically everyone simply recommend to perform a full install to the USB stick. But I do need it to stay as a LIVE session, not a "full install on USB", for a number of…
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Can I write to the USB stick that I'm running Ubuntu from?

I'm running Ubuntu from a "Try Ubuntu" file that I downloaded to my USB stick and booted from. Can I mount that very USB stick and write to it while running Ubuntu from it? If so, how? Edit to clarify: It's not important that settings of…
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What is happening when I run a persistent storage live USB from RAM?

I've got a persistent live USB set up that I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 off of. When I boot up my computer, I'm given the option of running the persistent live USB or running the persistent live USB "from RAM". My understanding is that with the first…
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Should I select 'Install Ubuntu' or 'Try Ubuntu before installing' when using a live USB?

Does it affect the main hard drive or runs separately like a virtual machine?
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Can I use a USB flash drive as my main OS on the Mac?

I have found a lot of articles about creating Live CDs and bootable flash drives on the internet. What I do not see is a good pros, cons, and limitations. Flash drives have gotten very small, fast, and grown in storage. I would like to use a…
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How do I make a bootable USB from Windows?

I've downloaded the daily Ubuntu 12.04 iso. I currently have windows 7 x64 operating system installed. How can I make a bootable usb from the Ubuntu iso?
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How to create a bootable usb stick that is not read only

I try to create a bootable usb stick. (I have an updated Ubuntu 16.04 LTS) it seems simple enough to do this using Startup Disk Creator. the usb stick is created and is working as bootable disk BUT now it has no write permissions!! I had tried to…
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How can I enable the lockscreen on a livecd ubuntu test session?

I am running Ubuntu from a live session in order to see if I can reproduce this bug. Since though I'm still supposed to get stuff done, I'm trying to also do that. As a result I have to log onto corporate resources, and lock my screen while I'm not…
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Persistent Installation to USB Stick

Possible Duplicate: How do I install Ubuntu to a USB key? I want to carry around a persistent installation of Ubuntu on a USB stick with all my favourite bits of software. What's the simplest way to do this?
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Can we put files other than bootable files in a bootable flash Drive?

I want to dual boot Windows and Ubuntu. I have a 128GB pendrive and I have uploaded the .iso file of Ubuntu using Rufus. My pendrive has a whole lot of extra space left. Can I put some other files (like some .py files and some pdfs)in the bootable…
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Install package to Ubuntu 16.04 installation while booted into live cd

I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 onto my hard disk. After tingling with the nvidia drivers and installing xserver-xorg-core or something (I was trying to get bumblebee and optirun to work), I found a post saying xserver-xorg-input-all was not installed…
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How can I run Ubuntu without a hard drive?

I have a laptop with NO HARD DRIVE. (It's dead and gone.) I want to boot and run Ubuntu from a USB flash drive. (Not just a 'test drive'.) First question: Is there a difference between a LiveUSB 'Install' stick and a LiveUSB 'Run' stick? I have used…
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How to know if the system is running a live or an installed version?

What command can provide information to discern if the actual running version has been launched from a live installation on, say, a pen, or a full installation in the hard drive?
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I can't install BackUps in a Live Ubuntu USB drive

When I try to install BackUps, it pops up a message saying: Package name deja-dup-backend-gvfs could not be resolved. Is there a way to fix/work around this?
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