In order to boot the image, you need to put it somewhere. You have two choices either
In order to boot the image, you need to put it somewhere. You have two choices either
- a DVD
- a DVD
- a USB drive (2 GB or greater)
- a USB drive (2 GB or greater)
Writing/burning the Image
Writing/burning the Image
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Here are some common tools to burn images onto DVDs:
Here are some common tools to burn images onto DVDs:
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Writing images to USB drives from macOS or Windows is beyond the scope of this book, but the Ubuntu website also
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:
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 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>`_
- `How to create a bootable USB stick on macOS <https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-macos>`_
Booting the Image
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.
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.
