In order to boot the image, you need to put it somewhere. You have two choices either
- a DVD
- a USB drive (2 GB or greater)
Writing/burning the Image
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Here are some common tools to burn images onto DVDs:
@ -35,11 +33,9 @@ For writing images to USB drives on Linux, we recommend `mkusb <https://help.ubu
Writing images to USB drives from macOS or Windows is beyond the scope of this book, but the Ubuntu website also
has several guides on this:
- `How to create a bootable USB stick on Windows <https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows>`_
- `How to create a bootable USB stick on macOS <https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-macos>`_
Booting the Image
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With your media inserted, reboot your computer. Depending on your hardware configuration, it may boot into the image right away, or you might need to press a key at startup for boot options. This varies but looking for documentation specific to your hardware will likely provide the answer.
