How to install Ubuntu 12.04, booted from external HDD
Dave Woyciesjes
woyciesjes at sbcglobal.net
Fri Nov 30 22:40:35 UTC 2012
On 11/30/2012 05:17 PM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 30 November 2012 22:00, Dave Woyciesjes <woyciesjes at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> On 11/30/2012 04:43 PM, Dave Woyciesjes wrote:
>>>
>>> I've got Ubuntu 12.04 installed on an external HDD. I have iso
>>> images of the installer disc on there as well.
>>>
>>> What I'm trying ( and not finding) is how to get it setup so I can
>>> boot a computer from the external HDD, then run the installer so I can
>>> install Ubuntu onto the internall HDD of the computer....
>
> Can't you just put the installer image on a usb stick? Much easier.
>
> Colin
>
I would, If I had one larger than 1GB. :) And I'd rather learn
something too... Plus, another benefit of using this 60GB drive, is the
space for backing up before reinstalling.
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