Ubuntu on pendrive

[Richard Owlett]

Avi Greenbury wrote:
> Richard Owlett wrote:
>> 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.
>
> I've not got the bits to hand to try this and write in more detail,
> but choosing the USB drive as the installation target for Ubuntu, and
> then again as the installation target for Grub (as opposed to the
> standard of the primary HDD) should do that for you. Assuming you've
> tried that, what didn't work?
>

I thought I did ;/
I'm going to follow up in Liam's comments.
He may have prodded where I went wrong.