We will install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS operating system along with the Windows 10 operating system using the UNetbootin software and learn all about how to use the Unetbootin utility to install any operating system without having a USB or CD Drive. UNetbootin, the abbreviation of “Universal Netboot Installer,” is a well-recognized and cross-platform software used for creating a live USB system and install a lot of Linux-based or any other operating systems without a USB Drive or CD Drive. But apart from all these options available, this post contains a step-by-step guide on how to install Ubuntu operating system without having a USB Drive or CD Drive in a system.Ī prevalent and well-known software is used to install operating without a USB, known as Unetbootin.
In addition, Ubuntu provides ISO Image to install it on any system, and we can either burn it on a CD Drive or a USB Drive to make it a bootable device and install Ubuntu using it. The graphical installation of Ubuntu is effortless and straightforward, just like installing any other well-maintained operating system. After every two years, a new LTS release of the Ubuntu operating system is released. Due to its vast support and demand, it has a good community for maintaining this distro. It is maintained by Canonicals, and due to its good reputation and low hardware requirements, it is supported and used by many prominent organizations.
It is a Debian-based operating system enriched with all the features needed by a professional IT pro or a casual user for daily routine tasks. It usually takes just couple of minutes if you already have the ISO file, but it depends on the write speed of your drive.From more than 600 Linux-based operating systems, Ubuntu is the most popular and top priority operating system of users from all over the world.
If you select “Start Ubuntu”, the distribution will start in the default live mode, ignoring all saved settings (without deleting them).
To boot in persistent mode, make sure you have selected the “Start Ubuntu (persistent)” option from the boot menu. This mode will create additional file, named “casper-rw”, and all changes you make during Live CD session will be saved inside it. Optional: If you want to have all the benefits of Ubuntu Live CD, but also be able to keep your settings after reboot, check “Persistent documents and settings”, and select the desired persistent file size (make sure you have enough space on the drive). Usually, if you are using flash drive, there is only one partition, and it’s already selected. You should see its partitions in the dropdown. Next, plug in and mount your flash or external disk drive, and click the refresh button in the “Install to” section.
Select Ubuntu from the “Distribution” dropdown menu, and the desired version from the “Version” dropdown (“16.04 – amd64” in this case). The next step is to select the distribution and version. If you don’t have the ISO file, select “Internet”. If you already have downloaded the Ubuntu Live CD ISO file, select “ISO Image” (if not selected already), click the button on the right, and select the ISO file. When you start the program, you should see the following screen: The next steps are the same for both Linux and Windows users. For other distributionsĭownload and extract the tar.gz package somewhere in your home folder, and then start live-usb-install.py (make sure you have all dependencies installed first). If you are Ubuntu / Debian (or their derivatives) user, you can install the. You can submit the file to VirusTotal to verify it’s safety.
This is a false positive, caused by the compression/self extract algorithms that the portable version uses. Note for Windows users: Some antivirus programs might report the program as potentially dangerous / generic threat.
If you are a Windows user, you just have to download and start the exe file. Start by downloading and starting the appropriate version of LiveUSB Install for your operating system.
Installing Ubuntu and it’s derivatives using LiveUSB Install is super easy.