In this example, we will select G:/, but it may be different in your computer.Ħ. Click on the drop-down list where you will select the drive letter of your flash drive. Next, and be careful on this step, because you may get confused if you have any other flash drives plugged in. Now click on the 'Browse.' button and go to where you saved the Ubuntu ISO file then double-click it.ĥ. Disregard the 'Download the iso' option as we have already done that.Ĥ. After that, it'll let you select a Linux distribution from a drop-down list, click on that and select 'Ubuntu 11.04'.ģ. On the first screen, click on 'I Agree'.Ģ. Now double-click on the USB Installer we downloaded in the previous step, click yes if the User Account Control prompts you to allow the program. Take note of its drive letter, in our example, it's drive G:/, and its capacity is 8GB. Before starting, make a backup of its contents to your computer just to be on the safe side. Now that we've prepared everything for the OS installation, it's a good time to plug in your flash drive. It would be best if you save it on the same location as the Ubuntu ISO, and even better if they're on the Desktop. It's probably either in your 'Downloads' folder or your Desktop.Īfterwards, click on this link to go to the download page of the USB Installer for Ubuntu, then click on the 'Download' after scrolling down a bit: Once it's done, make sure of it's location in your computer. If not, go and make yourself a cup of coffee or something then watch some TV. Depending on your internet connection, it may or may not be finished in a few minutes. Now head on down to the following link to download the OS: Ĭlick on the big orange 'Start Download' button to, well, start the download. And Ubuntu is what we'll be installing in our flash drive.

Linux comes in many different forms or flavors if you will, called distributions. You've probably heard of the term Linux, it's a kind of operating system, similar to Windows.

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