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I was just wondering if it is possible to install Ubuntu on a USB Flash Drive, and then run Ubuntu from the USB without rebooting, touching the boot menu, or installing. Just using it on Windows 7, from a USB. Then, say the USB is removed, it goes back to Windows 7.

Many of you will probably ask why I would do this when I can just install it, and here's why:I already have Ubuntu installed at home, but I want to run it at school without touching anything I could get in trouble for. Also, I have no administrator rights, except I do know how to use the login screen as an admin account, but I can't download anything. (I enabled command prompt in the login screen in place of sticky keys, and then typed: explorer.exe to bring up the start menu, etc,)

Anyway, again, I was just wondering if this is possible to do.Thanks.

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I have successfully done this with both Portable VirtualBox and Qemu for Windows.

1. The pro for Portable VirtualBox is that it gives you the full power of VirtualBox. (It's a modified version of VirtualBox.) The con is that it's very slow from a usb drive. If you use this, definitely go for Lubuntu and maybe even use openbox or fluxbox alone instead of the full Lubuntu session.

   Portable VirtualBox has also had some problems with bugs on Windows 7. The developer has stated that it doesn't seem to affect everyone, so it may be related to some arcane Win settings. I had it work fine on one computer, but to get it to work on another Win 7 computer I had to download an older version of the binary. (And it took some trial and error to find one that worked right.)

   Another downside is that setting up Portable Vbox in Windows seems to mess up any pre-existing standard VBox install on the same the machine (just the app, not the VM's you may have already created).

   LinuxLiveUsb uses Portable Vbox for it's Virtualize this Key option, but the last time I tried it the Win7 bug prevented it from working; plus that option (unlike a standalone Portable Vbox) does not allow persistence.

2. Qemu also works well. See Qemu for Windows for the binaries and Qemu main site Qemu documentation.

   Getting a virtual machine up and running is a little more hands on than in Vbox. But it's not really difficult. This slightly dated page originally intended for Qemu on the OLAP project is helpful for getting started, but it doesn't tell you everything you need to know.

   Qemu is arguably a little faster than Vbox since it's somewhat lighter. You may find some older pages saying it's too slow to use in Windows, but my experience is that is no longer true with the newer binaries. Still, you will want to make your install as light as possible with Lubuntu or similar.

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Check out portable VirtualBox - http://www.vbox.me/

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find out what key is used to boot into the boot selection menu, usually F8 right after (i mean right after) the bios splash screen disappears. then in the menu, you just select the device to boot from. (this doesnt change anything in the bios as in boot order or whatever. )

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[..] I was just wondering if this is possible to do. [..]

1. Yes, it is possible - but you have to be careful.
2. You will obviously need 2 USB flash drives
   • stick 1 is your Ubuntu Live medium
   • stick 2 is the blank one, on which the system will be installed
3. Stick 2 should be larger than 8GB!
4. Boot from stick 1

5. Install Ubuntu on stick 2

6. Install the bootloader on stick 2!

This is the crucial step!

Make no mistake here and be extremely careful!

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Do not overwrite the bootloader on your working system! (You might even want to unhook the harddrives in your working system before you start the installation process).

When the installation on stick 2 is finished, you might want to editetc/default/grub and add GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true to make sure that the OS on the hard drive(s) are not encluded in the GRUB menu.

If stick 2 doesn't boot at home, check if there's a bootable partition!

Goood luck and enjoy!

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Portable-VirtualBox is a free and open source software tool that lets you run any operating system from a usb stick without separate installation.

Installation instructions

1. Download and run Portable-VirtualBox_v5.1.22-Starter_v6.4.10-Win_all.exe.
2. Choose a folder to extract to.
3. Go to the folder and run Portable-VirtualBox.exe. You'll see a window like the one below:
   
4. If you have already downloaded the installer for VirtualBox from www.virtualbox.org click search and navigate to the file. If not, click 'Download The Installation Files of VirtualBox.' Portable-VirtualBox will show you the download's progress.
5. Once the installer is download, check the boxes that are appropriate and click OK. Portable-VirtualBox will extract the files it needs from the VirtualBox installer, and restart itself afterward if you select the last checkbox.

Optional configuration

Portable-VirtualBox makes default settings automatically. You can modify them by pressing CTRL-5 or opening the tray menu while Portable-VirtualBox is running. Either action will bring up the configuration GUI below. The Hokey-Settings tab is shown open in the image below:

Features

• Splash screen to start and end
• Configurable Home Directory
• Launch the VirtualBox GUI or directly launch a VM
• Configure the hotkeys for managing your virtual machine
• Configure USB and network support
• Choose language for GUI
• Saves settings in editable *.ini-files
• Can automatically check for VirtualBox updates
• All absolute paths in the VirtualBox.xml are replaced automatically by relative paths
• Checks to make sure VirtualBox files exist

Install files signature

~~All install files after launcher version 6.4.10 is digitally signed. Signer is “Open Source Developer, Runar Buvik”, certificate is issued by Certum Level III CA.~~ This is temporarily disabled until a new certificate arrives in the mail.

Note

VirtualBox needs several kernel drivers installed and needs to start several services: if the drivers and services are not already installed you'll need administrator rights to run Portable-VirtualBox.

When Portable-VirtualBox starts, it checks to see if the drivers are installed. If they are not it will install them before running VirtualBox and will remove them afterward. Similarly, Portable-VirtualBox checks to see if the services are running. If not, it will start them and then stop them when it exits.

If you want to save space you can remove the language files for other languages than your own. That can save you nearly 10 MB. They are in the nls directory.

You can also delete the documentation saving nearly 5 MB. You will find it in the doc directory.

When the VM is running you must press the 'Host-Key' (initially configured as the right CTRL-Key) to be able to use the other Hotkeys since otherwise the VM will have the focus.

Network support

1. To download of Portable-VirtualBox
2. Unpack from Portable-VirtualBox
3. Start from Portable-VirtualBox
4. Attitudes open (Tray --> attitudes, CTRL+5) --> rider Network (Tab) --> VirtualBox with network support start --> memory (save)
5. Terminate from Portable-VirtualBox
6. Start from Portable-VirtualBox
7. Driver installation agree
8. Wait
9. Selection of a VM and the network map to host interfaces stop
10. Attitudes make
11. FINISHED

Languages of Launcher

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English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian.

Important

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None of the files that come from VirtualBox are modified or otherwise changed.

Portable-VirtualBox downloads the VirtualBox installer which contains all of the VirtualBox files and drivers. Portable-VirtualBox unpacks the files and stores them in subdirectories . Portable-Virtualbox can also compress them in order to save space.

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