Questions tagged [live-usb]
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 to revert back to default LUKS setup in Ubuntu 24.04 after I messed it up?
I have a laptop with Ubuntu 24.04.3 with LUKS encryption set up at the time of installation. I wanted to an "key-file in a USB drive" based unlock option so that I don't have to enter the ...
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ASUS KGPE-D16 Ubuntu won't boot
I recently bought a server with an ASUS KGPE-D16 motherboard and 2 AMD Opteron 6836 SE. I am trying to boot off an Ubuntu persistent USB stick. I had Clonezilla on one and used UNetBootin to rewrite ...
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No partition table in USB [duplicate]
I have read most of the threads here and I cannot find a solution. I use the disks utility but all the options are greyed out. If I try to use terminal it tells me I have no permission to modify the ...
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Question on build a customized Xubuntu live USB based on xubuntu-24.04.3-minimal-amd64.iso
I’m trying to build a customized Xubuntu live USB based on xubuntu-24.04.3-minimal-amd64.iso.
I don’t need to install it to a hard drive—just run it from a bootable USB.
In a chroot environment, I ...
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cant boot from thumb drive [duplicate]
Trying to boot Ubuntu 24.04 LTS from a thumb drive on a machine running Fedora KDE. Machine is a Lenovo B590, and before Fedora it successfully ran Ubuntu. The sequence for choosing the boot source ...
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Could not boot from Usb drive. Got stuck is grub loading screen
I am trying to instal thé latest Ubuntu LTS.
After booting the flash drive it sticks with the screen
"GRUB loading
Welcome to GRUB !"
Usb mande with rufus Lastest version
Iso image from ...
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Software issue or motherboard failure?
I am trying to wake up a dual boot Dell XPS8900 with supposed hard drive failure. I'm trying to run a live Ubuntu USB stick. I have tried multiple Ubuntu versions and burns. In the best case, it ...
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Intel NUC automatically shuts down when trying Ubuntu
I've downloaded version 'ubuntu-24.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso' and wanted to just 'try' it on my Intel NUC.
When I choose "Try Ubuntu" it starts loading or booting, and all of a sudden it ...
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Booting issue even boot repair didn’t work
This the logs of my error I’m using MSI as a pc recommended repair didn’t work so I created a boot info summary.
Note: I’m running dual boot(windows, Ubuntu).
I don’t think it’s a hardware issue ...
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Ubuntu 25.04 Desktop autoinstall — how to keep only identity and encryption passphrase interactive?
How to use autoinstall in Ubuntu 25.04 Desktop with only interactive identity and encryption?
I'm using Cubic to build a custom Ubuntu 25.04 Desktop ISO. I only made two changes:
Swapped the Ubuntu ...
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Laptop touchpad not detected after boot
I'm trying some linux liveusbs in a small Toshiba satellite laptop from 2016 (Atom CPU).
So far I've tried the latest Mint (22.1, Cinnamon ed.) and the lastest Kubuntu LTS (24.04.2). In both liveusbs ...
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Can't Get Out of Emergency Mode in Ubuntu 22.04 Using Live USB
I'm using a Jetson Orin AGX with Ubunutu 22.04 installed and am currently in emergency mode. This is the message I'm getting:
Welcome to emergency mode! After logging in,type "journalctl -xb"...
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I want to create a iso file of my ubuntu 22.04 desktop its application and configuration I have installed inside and then put into another server
I have installed ubuntu 22.04 desktop and I have installed few application inside this ubuntu , now I want to create a iso image of my current ubuntu and then put it into several other system but am ...
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Creating a live USB with a large enough root folder (mkusb did not do the trick)
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I need to get a live Ubuntu install running on a USB stick (64 GB) with a root file size of at least 32 GB. I've tried working with persistent drives, using GParted, mkusb and more (see links ...
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Cannot get new hp445 laptop to boot from usb always boots to windows
I've installed a new hard drive installed windows 11 (not dual booted for years but a copy of windows is useful). I've set up a ventoy usb with ubuntu on it and set the boot order on the laptop to usb ...
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