I'm looking to create a portable Ubuntu operating system on my 1TB SSD, where Ubuntu will take up 300GB, leaving the rest for normal storage. My goal is to be able to boot this OS from any computer. Is it possible to do this? If so, I would appreciate step-by-step guidance on how to achieve it.
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You might want to consider directly writing the Ubuntu ISO to the SSD with a persistence option instead. This method often makes it a more reliable portable system, as it tends to work better across different hardware setups. It's true that the initial installation method confines the OS to the first machine's hardware a bit more, making it less portable in some cases.
Absolutely, you can set up a portable Ubuntu on your SSD! Here’s a typical way to do it:
1. Start by disabling all other drives and then plug in your target USB SSD.
2. Boot from your installer USB that has the Ubuntu ISO.
3. Install Ubuntu directly to the target USB SSD.
4. Make sure to test if it boots correctly.
5. After installation, you can use GParted from the installer USB to shrink the Ubuntu partition and create a shared storage space if you want to access it from Windows too.
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