How to Install Linux Ubuntu Operating System from USB on My PC - Steps and Requirements

Ubuntu Linux characterized by being a light and simple system, highly recommended for taking advantage of older PCs, this operating system has a wide variety of useful tools for working, playing or entertaining.

Due to its low weight and large repertoire of tools, it is one of the most famous Linux distributions, having a large number of users, being ranked among the best , with Fedora, Linux mint, it is also repeatedly compared with Xubuntu, a Linux version that consumes very little resources.

How to boot a USB stick with Linux Ubuntu?

Boot from a USB memory is the process prior to the installation of an operating system, because in this case the respective programs are installed that will know how to identify the BIOS of the PC during the installation process, to boot a USB stick we have several options.

If we are starting from a Linux system, a good alternative is to use unetbootin , which is a cross-platform tool that aims to boot USB, having the ability to have ISO images from different systems at the same time.

After installing the program and running it, a gray window will appear, at the bottom right we will see a button with 3 dots “…”, we will click and it will ask us to select an ISO image, we mark the Ubuntu Linux Image and choose our USB key and accept. If we are having trouble locating the file, we can search for them from the terminal, with the “Locate and Find” commands. 

If we are on Windows, whatever the version, we will use "Rufus" , a bootable program on a USB stick, it also has a simple menu; in which we select the corresponding ISO, then the destination (our USB) and finally we accept.

How to install Ubuntu from Windows?

If we are on Windows and want to upgrade to Ubuntu, or just add it as a secondary system, we need to create a USB key with the system; There are many versions of Linux Ubuntu, and which one is best for you will vary depending on your needs.

Once the file has been created on the USB, we must turn off our computer, it is important to know which brand is our motherboard; or which brand is our laptop, this, in order to know which key opens the start menu.

In general, this is usually "F8" or "F11" , we turn on our equipment, and press the start key several times; We should have a menu, normally it is blue, in which we will select the one with the name of our USB stick.

In doing so, we will get another menu with several options, we need to mark the one that says "Ubuntu"; and we will start the installation, it will ask us to select the language of our preference, we will also have to choose the layout of our keyboard; After that it will ask us to know what type of installation we want, we must give "a normal or full installation".

If we want to keep our Windows system, we will have to mark "Install with Windows" , and we will be asked how much space we want to allocate to the application, it is important to know that Ubuntu offers a lot of freedom to create system changes, therefore, it is important to know some of the most important commands in the system to manage it more easily.

How to install Ubuntu from another version of Linux?

If we already have another Linux distro on our computer and want to change it to Ubuntu , or if we just have an old version and want to update it; the process is similar to what we would do if we were on Windows.

When we go through this process, many people wonder if it is necessary to put à BIOS update and how to do it , but in reality it is not necessary, because Ubuntu can easily operate in systems à low resources . Once we have booted our USB drive with Unetbootin; We will proceed to restart our computer and press the key to open the start menu, once it is open.

We select the system USB stick and open it with enter; The installer will open and we will choose the language, keyboard and time zone that corresponds to us. We can choose from remove any other version of Linux; or install it in parallel, after that the program will finish the installation automatically, leaving you on the desktop, ready to use.