[ubuntu-uk] Using Gparted

[Scrase, Eddie]

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> Stick it in, reboot and you may need to invoke the BIOS or some other
> boot menu to select the CD to boot from. Many computers ship with the
> hard disk being the default boot device, and need to be tweaked to
> boot from CD. Others have a menu which can be invoked with a single
> keypress at boot time, from which you can select the boot device. More
> recent devices can be booted not only from the internal hard disk and
> an optical drive but also from a USB device. As such you can (using
> special tools) copy a Live CD 'image' to a USB stick and boot from
> that. This can be quicker than booting from CD, and is more portable.

To create a bootable USB stick from a live CD ISO image I can recommend
Unetbootin, which is in the Ubuntu software archive (there is a Windows
version of it as well if you prefer).  I have to say that it's been a
long time since I used a CD in this way, as using a USB stick is quicker
and easier.  Also a CD is not an option with my Netbook! ;-)