Install windows and linux from usb

With a bootable Ubuntu USB stick, you can:

Install or upgrade Ubuntu
Test out the Ubuntu desktop experience without touching your PC configuration
Boot into Ubuntu on a borrowed machine or from an internet cafe
Use tools installed by default on the USB stick to repair or fix a broken configuration

Creating a bootable Ubuntu USB stick from Microsoft Windows is very simple and we’re going to cover the process in the next few steps.

Alternatively, we also have tutorials to help you create a bootable USB stick from both Ubuntu and Apple macOS.

2. Requirements

A 4GB or larger USB stick/flash drive
Microsoft Windows XP or later
Rufus, a free and open source USB stick writing tool
An Ubuntu ISO file. See Get Ubuntu for download links

Take note of where your browser saves downloads: this is normally a directory called ‘Downloads’ on your Windows PC. Don’t download the ISO image directly to the USB stick! If using Windows XP or Vista, download version 2.18 of Rufus.

3. USB selection

Perform the following to configure your USB device in Rufus:

Launch Rufus
Insert your USB stick
Rufus will update to set the device within the Device field
If the Device selected is incorrect (perhaps you have multiple USB storage devices), select the correct one from the device field’s drop-down menu

You can avoid the hassle of selecting from a list of USB devices by ensuring no other devices are connected.

4. Boot selection and Partition scheme

Now choose the Boot selection. Choices will be Non bootable and FreeDOS. Since you are creating a bootable Ubuntu device select FreeDOS.

The default selections for Partition scheme (MBR) and Target system (BIOS (or UEFI-CSM)) are appropriate (and are the only options available).

5. Select the Ubuntu ISO file

To select the Ubuntu ISO file you downloaded previously, click the SELECT to the right of “Boot selection”. If this is the only ISO file present in the Downloads folder you will only see one file listed.

Select the appropriate ISO file and click on Open.

6. Write the ISO

The Volume label will be updated to reflect the ISO selected.

Leave all other parameters with their default values and click START to initiate the write process.

7. Additional downloads

You may be alerted that Rufus requires additional files to complete writing the ISO. If this dialog box appears, select Yes to continue.

8. Write warnings

You will then be alerted that Rufus has detected that the Ubuntu ISO is an ISOHybrid image. This means the same image file can be used as the source for both a DVD and a USB stick without requiring conversion.

Keep Write in ISO Image mode selected and click on OK to continue.

Rufus will also warn you that all data on your selected USB device is about to be destroyed. This is a good moment to double check you’ve selected the correct device before clicking OK when you’re confident you have.

If your USB stick contains multiple partitions Rufus will warn you in a separate pane that these will also be destroyed.

9. Writing the ISO

The ISO will now be written to your USB stick, and the progress bar in Rufus will give you some indication of where you are in the process. With a reasonably modern machine, this should take around 10 minutes. Total elapsed time is shown in the lower right corner of the Rufus window.

10. Installation complete

When Rufus has finished writing the USB device, the Status bar will be green filled and the word READY will appear in the center. Select CLOSE to complete the write process.

Congratulations! You now have Ubuntu on a USB stick, bootable and ready to go.

If you want to install Ubuntu, take a look at our install Ubuntu desktop tutorial.

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Universal USB Installer – Easy as 1 2 3

Last updated: August 29, 2021

Universal USB Installer aka UUI is a Live Linux Bootable USB Creator. It allows users to make a USB Boot from a Linux distribution, Windows Installer, Windows To Go, Antivirus Scanner, Disk Cloning Software or any other System Tool that can be put on a flash drive. The software is easy to use; Simply choose your distribution from the list, browse to the ISO file, select your target flash drive, and then click Create. Once finished, you should have a ready to run Bootable Flash Drive containing the operating system or tool you selected.

Unlike tools which simply use the DD (Copy and Convert) command to directly Burn ISO to USB, the Universal USB Installer includes several other methods that natively allow you to continue using your flash drive for storage purposes, whilst including a “Try via DD” option. The DD method of copying, also known as D ata D estroyer works by overwriting the entire file system, making the USB device appear as a CD/DVD which is limited to the size of the ISO file. However, it may be possible to Recover Lost USB flash drive space and then create an exFAT partition for continued storage purposes. Another key feature of UUI is Persistence storage, where available. This Persistent feature allows you to save some changes and then restore them on subsequent boots. Ubuntu based Casper Persistence works with FAT32 or NTFS formatted drives. A larger than 4GB casper-rw or persistent option is also possible when the USB drive is formatted with an NTFS filesystem.

NOTE : If you are wanting to add multiple Live Linux Distributions, System Diagnostic Tools, Antivirus Utilities, and Windows Installers, you should use the YUMI Multiboot USB Software, instead. It can help you Boot Multiple ISO files from one flash drive.

Universal USB Installer (UUI)

Download Universal USB Installer (UUI)

August 29, 2021 Universal-USB-Installer-2.0.0.7.exe: Added Wipe option to reformat and restore a USB flash drive. Included a Try via DD option. Updated Archbang and Archlinux to use dd rawwrite method. Updated AmogOS download link.

Requirements
Changes
Supported Distros
FAQ

Requirements to Create a Live Bootable USB Flash Drive

IMPORTANT : UUI only shows USB drives detected by Windows as removable media. See the best recommended Fast Flash Drives .

Your flash drive must be Fat32/NTFS formatted, otherwise Syslinux will fail to install an MBR ( M aster B oot R ecord), and as a result the device will NOT Boot.

Additionally, the Windows to Go option requires an NTFS formatted device with 20GB free disk space to hold the virtual disk. See FAQ for more info.

Universal-USB-Installer-2.0.0.7.exe to make the Bootable USB.
Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 Operating System to run UUI.
Greater than 2GB *Fat32 or NTFS Formatted Flash Drive. MBR partition table.
Computer with a BIOS that can boot from USB.
Your Favorite Linux ISO File.

Feel free to inform me of unlisted Live Linux distributions or version revisions, and I will do my best to update the UUI tool to support them.

Universal USB Installer Changelog

The following Changelog outlines any recent changes made to the software. Only the latest revisions are listed.

8/29/21 – Version 2.0.7: Added Wipe option to reformat and restore a USB flash drive. Included a Try via DD option. Updated Archbang and Archlinux to use dd rawwrite method. Updated AmogOS download link.

8/4/21 – Version 2.0.6: Updated AmogOS with persistence download link.

7/23/21 – Version 2.0.5: Updated to support AmogOS and HDClone.

5/4/21 – Version 2.0.4: Re-enabled the ability to run from earlier versions of Windows. Moved checkpoint to simply prevent NTFS format option from appearing on systems prior to Windows 8.

4/26/21 – Version 2.0.0.3a: quick revision to disallow (Disk 0) from being displayed.

4/26/21 – Version 2.0.0.3: Set to show Local Drives in addition to USB Drives. Included a confirmation prompt before proceeding to format a drive. Implemented a checkpoint to prevent running from Operating Systems prior to Windows 8.

4/16/21 – Version 2.0.0.2: Performed general cleanup of unused code. Fixed the broken Debian Live entry. Removed the Wipe option. Also switched to list only removable USB media. Note that devices listed as local (fixed) disks will no longer be detected.

3/19/21 – Version 2.0.0.1: Fixed Zorin persistence feature. Updated to support newer Clonezilla and OpenSUSE. Also removed old distros that are no longer in development.

12/3/20 – Version 2.0.0.0: Recompiled the tool using the newer Nullsoft Scriptable Install System Version 3.06.1.

USB Bootable Distributions and Tools

The Universal USB Installer (UUI) might be used to make a USB Boot from the following Live Linux Operating Systems, Windows Installers, System Tools, and Antivirus Utilities.

— Ubuntu 32/64 Bit —

Ubuntu Live Desktop
Xubuntu Live Desktop
Kubuntu Live Desktop
Lubuntu Live Desktop
Edubuntu Live Desktop
*Ubuntu Live Server Installer
Blackbuntu

— Linux Mint 32/64 Bit —

Linux Mint

— Debian Live/Netinst 32/64 Bit —

Debian Netinst
*Debian Live

— Backtrack/Kali Versions —

Kali Linux
Backtrack

— Fedora 32/64 Bit —

Fedora Desktop

— OpenSUSE 32/64 Bit —

OpenSUSE 32bit
*OpenSUSE 64bit

— Puppy Linux Based —

Fatdog64
Lighthouse Puppy
Lucid Puppy
Precise Puppy
Puppy Arcade
Puppy 4.3.1
Racy Puppy
Slacko Puppy
Wary Puppy

— Linux Distros for Kids —

DouDouLinux
Qimo 4 Kids 2.0
Sugar on a Stick

— Other Distros Alphabetical —

amogOS
AOMEI (Disk Cloning and Backup Tool)
Acronis Rescue CD
Android
AntiX
Antergos
ArchBang
ArchLinux
ArtistX
Aurora
BackBox
Baltix Linux
BCCD
BlehOS
Bodhi
Boot Repair Disk
Carmedia
CentOS
Chakra
Clonezilla
Crunchbang
DBAN 2.2.X
Deft Linux
Deepin Linux
DRBL
DSL 4.4.10
Dreamlinux
Dynebolic
EASUS Disk Copy
EasyPeasy
Elementary OS
Elementary Unleashed
Feather Linux
Finnix
Fuduntu
Fusion Linux
Gamedrift
Gentoo
GEEXBOX
gNewSense
GRML
gOS gadgets
GParted
Jolicloud
Kiwi
KNOPPIX
Kororaa
KXStudio
Leeenux
Liberte
LinHES
Linux XP Like
LPS
Macbuntu
Mandriva One 2011
Matriux
MCNLive Toronto
Meego
MicroCore
Netrunner
Ophcrack
OSGeo Live
Pardus
PartedMagic
PCLinuxOS
Pear OS
Peppermint
PING
Pinguy OS
Plasma active
PLoP Linux
Porteus
Redo Backup
Rescatux
RIP Linux
Runt Linux
Sabayon Linux
SalineOS
Satux
Simply MEPIS
SLAX
SliTaZ
Sn0wL1nuX
SolusOS
System Rescue CD
Tails
Terralinux
TinyCore
Trisquel
Uberstudent
Ultimate Boot CD
Ultimate Edition
WifiWay
WifiSlax
xPUD
XBMC
XBMCbuntu
StartOS
wattOS R5
Zenwalk Live
Zorin OS

— Live Antivirus Rescue CDs —

AOSS (Malware Scanner)
AVG Rescue CD
Avira Antivir Rescue Disk
Bitdefender Rescue CD
Comodo Rescue Disk
DrWeb LiveCD
F-Secure Rescue CD
G DATA Antivirus
Kaspersky Rescue Disk
Panda Safe CD
Trinity Rescue Kit

— Other Software —

Falcon 4 Boot CD
Hiren’s Boot CD
Kon-Boot
Sergei Strelec

— Windows to Go + Windows Installers —

Windows to Go (on VHD)
**Windows 7/8/10 Installer

— Try to use an Unsupported ISO —

Try Unlisted Linux ISO

More Live Linux Distributions will be added as time permits. Feel free to contact me to submit recommendations.

Universal USB Installer Troubleshooting, Issues, Bugs

The Windows to Go option does require the USB drive be NTFS formatted and have 20GB+ free space to hold the virtual disk. Most of the flash drives found at local department stores won’t be fast enough. You will need a very fast solid state flash drive. When Windows boots from the USB for the first time, it will go through the setup process and then reboot. You will need to boot using your Windows to Go flash drive a second time to finalize the setup process. And then finally boot into your full Portable Windows.

The tool expects the Volume Label of your USB drive to be UUI in order for OpenSUSE, CentOS and a few other distributions to boot. It does attempt to automatically create this Label, but may fail. So make sure it remains UUI in order to allow those distributions to boot.

Persistence feature is currently broken with Newer Debian based distributions. This is due to upstream changes. In that Debian now requires a rename of the persistent block file and label from live-rw to persistence . In addition, it must house a persistence.conf file containing the text / Union. I plan to make all of the necessary changes and then provide a fix as time allows.

If you’re using Universal-USB-Installer-2.0.0.7.exe and you still receive Insane primary (MBR) partition notices,

Insane primary (MBR) partition. Can’t find myself on the drive I booted from

Your USB drive may be improperly formatted, contains more than one partition or MBR, or your BIOS is not properly detecting the USB drive. In which case your firmware probably needs to be updated. You can also try to Format and Restore a USB Drive .

An Error (1) occurred while executing syslinux

If you encounter a message stating;

An error (1) occurred while executing syslinux. Your USB drive won’t be bootable.

The most likely cause is that your USB drive is formatted as exFAT or some other unsupported format. You’ll need to reformat as fat32 (currently preferred) or NTFS.

My PC wont Boot from my Flash Drive, but supports USB boot!

Older flash drives shipped USB-FDD formatted and some systems will not boot USB-FDD. However, I have found that most systems can boot USB-ZIP, and or USB-HDD. If you are having a hard time getting your BIOS to detect your flash drive, reformat it. Then try again to see if your BIOS can detect and boot from it.

OTHER IMPORTANT NOTES :

If you’re running a Windows Vista or 7 Installer from your USB, after the first reboot, remove the flash drive and let the pc complete from the hard disk.
When browsing for an ISO, UUI will only display ISO Files that match what the tool is asking for. For example, if you chose to install ubuntu-20.10- Desktop -i386, the tool might not display your ubuntu-20.10- Server -i386.iso because you have not selected the server variant. However, you can force all ISO files to be shown by clicking the Show All ISOs box.

Auto Detection : If you also run Universal USB Installer from the same directory containing an installable ISO, the UUI script will auto detect the ISO and bypass step 2.

* Although you can use an NTFS formatted USB, Ubuntu based “persistence” features will only work with a Fat16 or Fat32 formatted drive. Additionally some Linux Distributions will not boot from an NTFS formatted USB.

Again, Universal USB Installer does not support booting from multiple Linux distributions. Only one distribution can be installed per USB drive. However the YUMI Multiboot USB Creator can be used to create a Multi System USB Boot Device.

To try an ISO that isn’t listed, simply choose one of the the last three options in Step 1. I recommend “Try Unlisted Linux ISO (GRUB)” because it seems to be the most successful. Feel free to inform me of unlisted “Linux ISOs” you get to work via these options, so I can add them to the supported list.

OpenSUSE DVD and other ISOs with a single file that exceed 4GB will not work due to the Fat32 file size limitation.

The Universal USB Installer will NOT currently work from within Linux using WINE due to drive detection and privilege issues. I plan to revisit this issue when I find the time.

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