Install Ubuntu 8.10 to Live USB (non persistent)

Create a Non Persistent Ubuntu 8.10 Live USB Flash Drive from Windows: This simple tutorial covers the creation of a Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) USB Flash Drive using Windows and our custom script. Upon completion of this tutorial, Ubuntu 8.10 can be run from the portable flash device in the same fashion (but much faster) than it would from the Live CD. This specific tutorial does now also cover a Ubuntu 8.10 persistence (persistent) casper-rw feature option. Hence the user can save changes back to the USB device using this tutorial.

Note: This is a QuicknEasy USB Ubuntu 8.10 install. Once finished, the installation will act just like the Live CD. Optionally changes can now be saved back to the USB stick.

USB Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex Desktop:

*Ubuntu is a product of Canonical Ltd

Distribution Home Page: ubuntu.com

Minimum Flash Drive Capacity: 2GB with persistence

Persistent Feature: Yes Optional

USB Ubuntu 8.10 creation essentials:

• Windows PC to perform conversion
• Ubuntu 8.10 ISO (the script can download it)
  
• 1GB or larger USB flash drive (fat32 formatted)
  
• USB Installer for Ubuntu 8.10
  

Easy Ubuntu 8.10 USB flash drive installation tutorial:

1. Download the Ubuntu 8.10 ISO from the torrent
2. Download and launch USB Installer For Ubuntu 8.10, and follow the onscreen instructions
3. Once the script has finished, restart your PC and set your BIOS or Boot Menu to boot from the USB device, save your changes and reboot

If all goes well, you should now be booting from a Live USB version of Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ipex.

Known issues: Upon boot from the USB device, you may encounter two messages stating "Unknown keyword in syslinux.cfg". This is because the standard syslinux does not ship with the gfxboot hack. The system should still boot as it would from the Live CD, with the exception that language selection will not be presented.

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