How to easily Create an Ubuntu Live Bootable USB with persistence from a running Live CD. In the following segment I show you how to use the Official Startup Disk Creator, created by the Ubuntu team to put Ubuntu on a USB Flash Drive. Ubuntu's Casper Persistent feature can also be used for saving and restoring changes on subsequent boots. Ubuntu is a very popular Open Source Linux distribution created by Canonical Ltd. It is originally based upon and derived from Debian. As such, it continues to share many of the same upstream roots.
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When all partitions are available and data correctly listed, you should go to the menu Write to save the partition structure. The menu Extd Part gives you the opportunity to decide if the extended partition will use all available disk space or only the required (minimal) space.; Since a partition, the first one, is still missing, highlight the menu Deeper Search (if not done automatically. I am unable to install testdisk in Ubuntu 13.10 from Live Disk. I am using USB drive to run ubuntu 13.10. I want to recover some data from Windows partition. In order to repair the most common problems that cause an external disk to suddenly become RAW we will use a PartedMagic Linux boot CD and one of the tools included.
The following method creates a Live Ubuntu USB that utilizes a compressed Squashfs file system. See How to Fully Install Ubuntu on USB, if you'd rather install and run Ubuntu from an external drive using a method that works exactly like it would running from an internal drive.
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- While we recommend using Rufus to create most Ubuntu live USB drives, we’ll have to use a different tool for this particular job. (Update: The latest versions of Rufus now support persistent storage!) Download the Ubuntu ISO file you want to place on the USB drive and the Linux Live USB Creator application.
- The package TestDisk is available to install from the default system repositories in most Linux distribution using the default package manager as shown. Install TestDisk on Debian and Ubuntu To start off, update the system packages and install TestDisk as shown. $ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install testdisk.
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Offers a Persistent Feature: Yes
Basic essentials:
- A computer with a functional CD/DVD Drive
- An Ubuntu Live CD (up and running)
- A USB flash drive
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Note: You will need to Back up ALL data from your Flash Drive before proceeding!
- Insert your Ubuntu CD and restart your computer, booting from the Live CD
- Insert a USB flash drive
- Navigate to System > Administration > Startup Disk Creator:
- Next, (1) Select your Flash Drive from Disk to use. (2) Then choose Erase Disk (Make sure you have backed up any important data first)
- Now, (1) Select the partition related to your Flash Drive, (2) For Persistence, select the option Stored in reserved extra space and adjust the slider to desired capacity (4) Click the Make Startup Disk button:
- A progress bar should appears indicating the progression of the install.
- Once the installation has finished, remove the CD. Then proceed to restart your computer. As your PC begins to reboot, enter your Boot Menu or system BIOS. Finally, set your system to boot from your USB device. Save and then exit.
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If all went well, you should now be booting directly from Ubuntu Live on your USB. 🙂
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