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    Official method of installing Kubuntu from a USB memory stick?

    I'm currently itching to upgrade my 8.04 Kubuntu install to 8.10, but I currently don't own any recordable CDs. What I do have is a number of USB memory stick (> 512 Mb) and it hit me, why isn't there an official method of installing Kubuntu from a USB memory stick?

    I've found various threads on the internet, but I find no official support. A memory stick today comes as cheap as a set of recordable CDs so I'm asking.
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    Re: Official method of installing Kubuntu from a USB memory stick?

    You need install the app called UNetbootin.
    "A problem well stated is a problem half solved." --Charles F. Kettering
    "Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."--Dr. Seuss
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      Re: Official method of installing Kubuntu from a USB memory stick?

      the easiest, and most 'official' method is to use Ubuntu's own program , called simply usb-creator. It works very well and even allows for saving settings/etc on the spare space on your usb stick. It's what I have been using for a while now without any hitches, and is available via adept

      unetbootin works fine, too, and supports other distros , though it has not worked 100% for me, maybe 2 or 3 times I could not get the distro I was testing to run.
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        Re: Official method of installing Kubuntu from a USB memory stick?

        Thanks. I'll look into both methods.

        *edit*
        Worked like a charm with UNetbootin. Now I just need to get acquainted with the new interface.
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          Re: Official method of installing Kubuntu from a USB memory stick?

          Interesting idea. Couple of quick questions on itif you don't mind.

          Once done, will it operate pretty much as a live CD, only faster? By that I mean will it be capable of accessing the host PCs hard drive for, say, data recovery?

          What capacity does the USB stick need to be?

          Thanks

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            Re: Official method of installing Kubuntu from a USB memory stick?

            Once done, will it operate pretty much as a live CD, only faster? By that I mean will it be capable of accessing the host PCs hard drive for, say, data recovery?
            >>> Yes. Yes.
            >>> In fact, you can install stuff to it, e.g.,Ffirefox, Thunderbird, etc.

            What capacity does the USB stick need to be?
            >>> The operating system takes about 800 MB; and the rest of the space can be used for the persistent data (your personal data and settings in /home). So, at a minimum, 2 GB flash drive is OK; a 4 GB would give you 3 GB for personal, persistent data.

            My how-to will get you started:
            Build a LIVE Kubuntu Flash Drive, How-To
            http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...089474.new#new
            Step-by-step
            -- with Persistence -- using GRUB all the way (i.e., no Syslinux): Reply #7
            Reply #54: New for 8.10, simplified
            Reply #64: usb-creator
            An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski
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              Re: Official method of installing Kubuntu from a USB memory stick?

              Is it possible to install from a USB stick or USB external harddrive even if the bios does not have a boot option for one of these devices? I am finding it very hard to find a functional CD writer that will write slow enough for the older CD players. DVD writers, which I have, won't write CDs under 16x. Older CD players can't read CDs writen at these speeds.
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                Re: Official method of installing Kubuntu from a USB memory stick?

                Originally posted by rperodin
                Is it possible to install from a USB stick or USB external harddrive even if the bios does not have a boot option for one of these devices? I am finding it very hard to find a functional CD writer that will write slow enough for the older CD players. DVD writers, which I have, won't write CDs under 16x. Older CD players can't read CDs writen at these speeds.
                You might be able to find a boot-floppy that will allow you to boot to usb
                # make install --not-war
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                  Re: Official method of installing Kubuntu from a USB memory stick?

                  Flash drive Boot from USB even if your BIOS does not support it:
                  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromUSB


                  I saw one fella @Ubuntu do it.
                  As usual, YMMV -- there are no doubt many factors.
                  Involves building a CD (as I recall).
                  An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski
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                    Re: Official method of installing Kubuntu from a USB memory stick?

                    Apparently, the usb drivers are to big for a floppy. I'm looking at the "Create a partition on the internal hard drive" option.
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