Installing Ubuntu 10.10 on a netbook with a flash drive

As we all know the only way installing any operating system on a netbook or pc that has no DVD reader is through still pendrive.

To do so in the case of windows can be complicated just a little, but in the case of Ubuntu it does not.

To install Ubuntu 10.10 on a netbook you need to download a tool called USB Universal Installer you can copy the contents of several distribution turning it into a USB bootable to be able to install from there.

The USB Universal Installer not necessary to install, you just have to run it, and accept the license agreement and you will see a window similar to that seen in the picture below.

Installing Ubuntu 10.10 on a netbook with a flash drive

In the picture you can see there are 4 Steps, the first must select the version of Linux you want to install, Jan T his case should be selected Ubuntu Desktop 10.10, Should not have downloaded the iso can tick the Download the Iso that appears to not specify a Iso image locally.

The third step is to select the flash drive in the unit who want to copy the files, for that reason it is preferred to put a flash drive before starting the application, and this is detected without problems, I recommend you also check that the drive letter that corresponds to pendrive just put, it is recommended Tembien FORMAT pendrive.

Step 4 asks if we want to do persistent, ie that can store information on your flash drive to use as a live cd, it depends on your needs