[lubuntu-users] Boot Lubuntu from USB bios & uefi

[Andre Campos Rodovalho]

Info About mkusb:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lubuntu-devel/2016-September/000791.html



2016-11-30 16:59 GMT-02:00 Israel <israeldahl at gmail.com>:

> On 11/30/2016 12:48 PM, Wilbert Heeringa wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> For a course in Ivory Coast I want to distribute USB sticks with Lubuntu
> Linux and a Docker container inside. Docker works only for 64 bits OS, so I
> need a 64 bits version.
>
> Since I don't know whether the students' computers work with BIOS or UEFI,
> it would be great to create bootable pendrives that work for any computer.
>
> I studied a bit about syslinux and found this very complicated, and also
> very risky. This is simply too much for me.
>
> I looked around further and found this site:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/UEFI-and-BIOS
>
> with a repository of images at:
> http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/uefi-n-bios/
>
> made by Phil Whiteside. That looks wonderful. My question is now: is there
> also a 64 bit version available? For some it is explicitely indicated that
> they are meant for i386 (so I should not use them), but I feel unsure about
> the other ones.
>
> Also: we buy either 8GB or 16 GB pendrives. Which image would work best?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Wilbert
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi Wilbert,
> Nio Wiklund has a great tool called mkusb which can definitely handle that.
> You can also create custom images and install them using his wonderful
> tools zmktbl and OBI.  I suggest starting a conversation with Nio!
>
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