Ubuntu on pendrive

[Colin Law]

On 22 December 2011 14:17, Richard Owlett <rowlett at pcnetinc.com> wrote:
> Avi Greenbury wrote:
>>
>> ghana.computeraid at gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>> What is the most easy way to put ubuntu on a pendrive? Preferably
>>> withtout leaving windows
>>
>>
>>
>> Probably unetbootin[0]. When you say you want to "put ubuntu on a
>> pendrive", what do you then want to do with that pendrive? There's two
>> common similar-but-different use-cases:
>>
>> 1) A 'live USB' system. On this system, you can boot off the USB stick
>> into a working Ubuntu install. When you shut down, you lose any chanegs
>> you've made and the next time you boot off it you get a new system.
>>
>> 2) A system installed onto the USB stick, such that on boot you get an
>> option between your existing OS (Windows) and the Ubuntu on the USB
>> stick.
>>
>> Unetbootin does option 1, 2 is a bit more tricky, but quite doable if
>> that's what you're after.
>>
>
> I don't know about OP, BUT I'd definitely like a pointer to
>                    _CLEAR *AND* CORRECT_
> instructions for a modified option 2 -- pendrive must be bootable when BIOS
> selects as boot device. My goal is having identical environment whether
> using my laptop or desktop machine.

Have a look at the instructions at
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download, select the appropriate
options and click Show me now.

Come back if something is not clear.

Colin