Debian/Ubuntu Tips & Tricks shows you how to install Ubuntu Linux on a flash drive, thus giving you the Live CD experience without the CD. You'll need a system that's already running Linux.

Some operating systems can be a pain in the rear to install if you don’t happen to have an optical disc drive for your computer. But if you’re trying to install most Linux-based operating ...

Is there anything preventing me from doing a full Ubuntu installation for an HTPC without a spinning-disc hard drive? Is it possible to just install it on a USB drive and boot straight to that ...

From the Hardware 2.0 mailbag: Can you install Ubuntu on a USB flash drive?Yes, yes you can. Here's how.

Another even simpler way involves creating a bootable USB flash drive with a fully functional copy of Ubuntu installed.

I was pleasantly surprised that the Ubuntu download page now includes instructions for installing the system onto a USB flash from Windows, OS X and, of course, Ubuntu.

The latest version of Ubuntu has been out for nearly a month now and if you're anything like us the peaceably-named operating system is now sitting untouched ...

As I discovered when I tested the Windows version of the Compute Stick earlier this year, you can load Ubuntu on a microSD card (or USB flash drive) and get it to boot on the PC-on-a-stick.

Formatting a hard drive along with the install of a new OS is the best option. The vast majority of operating system installations provide a "format" option as part of the installation process.