This tutorial will help you to create a bootable USB drive of Ubuntu in Windows 8/8.1 or Windows 10. After creating a bootable USB you can use this as Live USB or install it on disk.
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Requirements
You are required following things to create Ubuntu bootable USB in Windows systems.
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In this guide, we’ll show you how to create a bootable Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa USB stick on Microsoft Windows 10. When you boot to the USB stick, you’ll be able to install Ubuntu 20.04 on the computer or use the “Try Ubuntu” option to boot into Ubuntu without actually installing the operating system on the machine. Creating a bootable Ubuntu USB stick with Etcher is an easy task to perform. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port and Launch Etcher. Click on the Select image button and locate your Ubuntu.iso file. If you downloaded the file using a web browser, then it should be stored in the Downloads folder located in your user account. Step 2: Create a bootable USB stick on Linux. Warning: Be careful with the USB stick/pen/disk names. Wrong names always result in data loss. Make sure you type the correct name. Type the following dd command to create a bootable USB image from a.ISO file: $ sudo dd if= artful-desktop-amd64.iso of= /dev/sdd bs=1M status=progress.
- An USB Drive
- Ubuntu ISO Image
- Universal USB Installer application
- A Windows System to create boot disk
Step 1 – Download Ubuntu ISO
You can easily download the Ubuntu ISO image from its official website. Download the Ubuntu Desktop or server edition as per your requirements.
Step 2 – Install Universal USB Installer
For this tutorial, I am going to use the Universal USB Installer utility on Windows to create a bootable USB drive. Use the below link to download this tool and install it on your Windows system.
Step 3 – Create Ubuntu Bootable USB
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At this stage, You have installed Universal USB Installer on your system. Also have downloaded the Ubuntu ISO image. Now start the process of creating an Ubuntu bootable USB.
Start Universal USB Installer and select following options.
- Step 1: Select Ubuntu
- Step 2: Browse and select Ubuntu ISO image from your system.
- Step 3: Select the USB drive
Now click on
Create
button:The installation process is in progress.
Wait for the installer to complete the process. This process will take time as per your operating system speed.
After completing the process, You will see a screen like this.
Create Ubuntu Usb From Windows
Your Ubuntu bootable USB is ready to use. Use this USB to use as live Ubuntu media or install Ubuntu operating system on your system.