On 31/12/13 17:49, William Bennett wrote: > Question 1: If I download the latest Ubuntu to the thumb drive, will it > override ie., replace, the version already there, or will it sit next to > this version (assuming there’s room)? If it’s going to do this, it seems to > me that I’d better delete the extant version and start with an empty thumb > drive.
I'd recommend reformatting the USB drive before copying Ubuntu to it. Just make it a single large FAT32 partition. Instructions for "burning" your downloaded .iso onto the USB drive are as follows: Windows: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows Mac OS X: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-mac-osx Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu > Question 2: the BIOS. The fact that it’s booting from a USB port, rather > than a CD cuts no ice, does it? It's no different to booting from a CD. When powering on the laptop, you just hit the magic key to bring up the Boot Menu (e.g. ESC or F9 -- the actual key you need is usually displayed momentarily on the BIOS screen) and select the USB drive. > Question 3: the installation. Providing the laptop boots from the thumb > drive, it should proceed as per a CD installation, shouldn’t it: the old > version of Ubuntu should be replaced with the new? > Any advice on the matter will be gratefully received. Yes, once you have managed to make the USB drive bootable, and booted the machine from it, the hard part is over. Just click the Install button. Jeremy. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
