How to install ubantu 10.04 through pen drive?

[Dangerous Dave]

Sorry for asking noob question.
My DVD WRITER is not working properly. so i wanted to install ubantu through my pen drive. MY HARD DISK is divided into 3 partition
C:// which is a PRIMARY PARTITION in which Windows is installed
D://which is also a primary partition in which data is kept
E:// WHICH IS LOGICAL PARTITION which is blank

i want to install Ubantu 10.04 in E Drive without formatting c and d drive. So what can i do.and tell me how to create pen drive bootable

[khmadhu]

write the ubuntu iso file to u r pen drive using this software (u r pen drive should have enough space)

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net

check u r bios to boot from usb, and then boot from usb and select manual partitioning.

while installing don't check format option for c and d drive, and format E drive as ext4 filesystem. that's it.

and lastly its not "ubantu" its "ubuntu"

[FilledVoid]

Hi welcome to the forums,
I noticed a duplicate post so I removed that. Be sure to check the rules out once when you get time .

Also check this link out for help on Ubuntu installation using a USB Stick. Although it shows it for 9.10 I think it might work for 10.04 so give it a try too if the above doesn't work.

[Dangerous Dave]

@filledvoid

sry i dont no how double post has happed but it has happed

[Dangerous Dave]

My friend told me that linux make 2 partitions so what can i do for it!

[Liverpool_fan]

BTW computers dont have a concept of C:, D:, E:
You just divide your hard drive into partition which say Partition 1, Partition 2, Partition 3. Windows labels them C:, D:, E:, etc. In case of *nix systems, the devices are called /dev/sda1, /dev/sda2, /dev/sda3. These devices are mounted as /, /home, /usr, /media/music, /media/games, etc. i.e. you access partitions with a particular "directory" rather than labels like C:, D:, E:
Just a note.

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Originally Posted by nvidia_fan

My friend told me that linux make 2 partitions so what can i do for it!

Do one thing. Delete a partition in your HD. Delete your E: (copy its files elsewhere). By deleting I mean go to Control Panel->Computer Management->Disk Management and right click and delete partition, whichever partition you want to delete.
Then put Ubuntu CD while booting and choose when asked for partitioning: "Use largest continuous disk space"
On a side note, you dont need to bother with partitioning if you use Wubi i.e. just insert the installation device while running Windows and run the setup.

[D4RK8L1TZ]

see its simple,,... use any software which can write a bootsector into a pen drive.....ubuntu linux distributions have one such software called boot disk creater,,,,,,,,ubuntu 10.04 lucid lynx ..... can b downloaded from torrent also ... just takes 1/2 hr.....

[celldweller1591]

Originally Posted by D4RK8L1TZ

see its simple,,... use any software which can write a bootsector into a pen drive.....ubuntu linux distributions have one such software called boot disk creater,,,,,,,,ubuntu 10.04 lucid lynx ..... can b downloaded from torrent also ... just takes 1/2 hr.....

its Universal netboot installer (Unetbootin) btw

[D4RK8L1TZ]

use 'unetboot'........ n by the way it's ubuntu not ubantu

[celldweller1591]

Originally Posted by nvidia_fan

My friend told me that linux make 2 partitions so what can i do for it!

well ,you can make many partitions while installing linux i.e / , /home , /boot , /var ,swap etc .Its the minimum no. that works well with every system is making only on '/' and a swap however swap is not that necessary but it may help sometimes from system crashes when system is heavily loaded .