The extra entry in the Grub should not bother you unless you have obsessive compulsive disorder. If I use the USB on the same Debian system which was used for the Ubuntu installation on the USB, it will work. Obviously, because there is no Debian system on the new system. If I use this USB on a different system and try to boot into Debian, it will throw an error. While installing, the new ESP partition on the USB also takes note of the Debian system as you can see in the Grub screen. I have a SanDisk SSD and when I used installed Linux on it, the experience was very smooth, almost like the SSD on the system.ĭid you notice something in the above Grub screen? I used a system which had Debian installed for creating this Ubuntu USB.
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Let me clear a few more doubts and add some suggestions: The original ESP partition on the hard disk is untouched.Ĭlever trick, I know. This way, you fool the Ubuntu installer into thinking that there is no existing ESP partition and it will create and use a new ESP partition on the USB. Removing the disk is out of question here.Īn easier way out is to remove the ESP flag from the ESP partition before installing Linux on the USB and put it back after installation. If you have a desktop PC, you may remove the hard disk and that could solve the problem but things will be difficult when it is a laptop. What first looks a bit complicated, is, once you have understood the systematic behind it and done it one time, easy.The solution or workaround to the bootloader problem is that you do not let the installer know that there is already an ESP partition. The partition sizes are suggestions, users of course shall choose them fitting to their needs.
#USE GPARTED TO INSTALL LINUX ON USB HOW TO#
Presentation : How to set up a disk and create new partitions with GPartedĮxample : Prepare the disk for the installation using an Ubuntu Live mediaĪdditional information concerning swap : Community Help Wiki SwapFAQĭoing it this way has one big advantage: You decide yourself about the whole partition layout and can prepare everything for eventual changes being made in the future.
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Select / as mount point and ext4 as file system. Select the ext4 partition you have created with GParted for Ubuntu before. On the desktop click Install Ubuntu and when asked, choose 'Something else'. Now close GParted, shut down the computer, remove the GParted Live media.īoot from Ubuntu installation media and select Try Ubuntu without installing. Right-click the fat32 partition → Manage flags → Select boot and esp.
#USE GPARTED TO INSTALL LINUX ON USB WINDOWS#
When you want to make the data accessible to Windows as well, choose ntfs or fat32.Ĭlick on Apply after checking that everything is correct, wait until GParted completed the tasks. Use ext4 when Ubuntu or other Unix/Linux based systems are the only systems that need to access them. These partitions can be used to store the personal data that are separated from the system. New size: arbitrary - File system: arbitrary New size: minimum 20 GB - File system: ext4
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New size: amount of RAM - File system: linux-swap New size: about 500 MB - File system: fat32 in case it does not work you canĭownload GParted from the project website and create a bootable DVD/USB media.īoot from GParted Live media, once on the desktop GParted opens automatically.Ĭhoose the disk you want to work on from the application menu on the top right.Ĭlick on Device → Create Partition Table → Select gpt → Click ApplyĬlick on Partition → Create new Partition: Use GParted from the Ubuntu installation media. Partition swapoff and unmount unfortunately does not always work. When you boot from the Ubuntu install media and you already have a swap partition,
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GParted is included in the Ubuntu installation media, but in some cases it is better to use the original. The most convenient and reliable way to prepare a disk is using the GNOME partition editor.