16.04 - What program to use when you want to create a persistent storage live usb IN Ubuntu? - Ask Ubuntu

what program use inside ubuntu create ubuntu persistent storage usb? edit: persistent storage. how make bootable ubuntu usb? not answer, tried startup disk creator , didn't show persistent mode slider.

mkusb fine job of creating persistent live bootable usb sticks.

if run standard ubuntu, need instruction repository universe. (kubuntu, lubuntu ... xubuntu have repository universe activated automatically.)

sudo add-apt-repository universe  # standard ubuntu  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/ppa  # , press enter sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install mkusb usb-pack-efi 

after installation, mkusb can found under system tools on ubuntu mate 16.04, may install elsewhere on other distributions. in regular ubuntu, search in dash. when you've found it, start software.

the following picture illustrates dialogue create persistent live drive.

select source file, ubuntu iso file you've downloaded beforehand.

choose target, drive letter usb drive.

be sure usb first, if have data on it, haven't backed already. mkusb format, wipe or overwrite drive completely.

in old versions of mkusb, if see live selected, instead of persistent live, double-click on option line latter option.

in later stages of process, you'll prompted tell mkusb how percentage of storage want use persistency. if type in less 100%, mkusb format remaining space ntfs partition, named usbdata, can store data. partition visible , usable, in linux , windows, alike.

mkusb not hard use, need extremely careful choose right source, , target live ubuntu. if choose wrong target, might wreck hard drive, potentially 1 windows on it, if have dual-boot system.

more information on mkusb can found on ubuntu page, got above picture. quick start manual has , clear instructions. luck process.