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Admin: /* Step 3: Use the USB stick */

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	On most Windows/Linux computers this should be as straightforward as inserting the USB device before booting. Push F8/F9/F10/F11/F12 for boot menu if USB drive is being bypassed and computer only boots from hard drive.		On most Windows/Linux computers this should be as straightforward as inserting the USB device before booting. Push F8/F9/F10/F11/F12 for boot menu if USB drive is being bypassed and computer only boots from hard drive.

			=See Also=

			[[Kali/Live USB]]

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Admin: /* Step 3: Use the USB stick */

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	===Step 3: Use the USB stick===		===Step 3: Use the USB stick===

	Once you're finished formatting the USB stick, test it out to make sure you can boot from it. If you're running on a Mac you'll need to prepare the boot sector to boot from a USB drive to a non-Mac operating system - see this page for directions: [[Kali/Dual Boot OS X]]		Once you're finished formatting the USB stick, test it out to make sure you can boot from it. If you're running on a Mac you'll need to prepare the boot sector to boot from a USB drive to a non-Mac operating system - see this page for directions: [[Kali/Dual Boot OS X]].

			On most Windows/Linux computers this should be as straightforward as inserting the USB device before booting. Push F8/F9/F10/F11/F12 for boot menu if USB drive is being bypassed and computer only boots from hard drive.

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Admin: /* Step 2: Format the USB Stick */

2016-07-16T20:46:23Z

Step 2: Format the USB Stick

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	</pre>		</pre>

	Note that this is slightly different notation from doing this same operation on the Mac, because on the Mac it uses BSD dd, while on Linux it's GNU dd. ~~They take~~ <code>1m</code> and <code>1M</code> as arguments~~, respectively~~.		Note that this is slightly different notation from doing this same operation on the Mac, because on the Mac it uses BSD dd, while on Linux it's GNU dd. Mac dd takes <code>1m</code> and Linux dd takes <code>1M</code> as arguments.

			===Step 3: Use the USB stick===

			Once you're finished formatting the USB stick, test it out to make sure you can boot from it. If you're running on a Mac you'll need to prepare the boot sector to boot from a USB drive to a non-Mac operating system - see this page for directions: [[Kali/Dual Boot OS X]]

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	[[Category:Ubuntu]]		[[Category:Ubuntu]]

Admin: /* Step 1: Find the USB Stick */

2016-07-16T20:44:07Z

Step 1: Find the USB Stick

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	===Step 1: Find the USB Stick===		===Step 1: Find the USB Stick===

	On ~~Kali Linux,~~ the USB drive ~~pops~~ up in the folder viewer. Otherwise use parted:		On some operating systems the USB drive will pop up as an icon on the desktop or in the folder viewer. Otherwise use parted:

	<pre>		<pre>

Admin: /* Step 2: Format the USB Stick */

2016-01-17T02:47:52Z

Step 2: Format the USB Stick

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	<pre>		<pre>
	$ dd bs=1m if=ubuntu-14.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso of=/dev/~~sdc~~		$ dd bs=1m if=ubuntu-14.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso of=/dev/disk2
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 Okay, so our 2 GB flash drive is at <code>/dev/sdc</code>.
 ===Step 2: Format the USB Stick===

Admin: /* From Kali */

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From Kali

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	~~=From Kali=~~

	== Flashing USB Stick==		== Flashing USB Stick==

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	Note that this is slightly different notation from doing this same operation on the Mac, because on the Mac it uses BSD dd, while on Linux it's GNU dd. They take <code>1m</code> and <code>1M</code> as arguments, respectively.		Note that this is slightly different notation from doing this same operation on the Mac, because on the Mac it uses BSD dd, while on Linux it's GNU dd. They take <code>1m</code> and <code>1M</code> as arguments, respectively.

Admin at 07:16, 9 August 2015

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	= Flashing USB Stick=		=From Kali=

			== Flashing USB Stick==

	Here's the deal.		Here's the deal.
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	The file you downloaded is an image file. Now you'll flash your USB drive with that image. It will create a boot partition, and a Linux partition, and then you'll be able to boot from the USB drive. (Presuming your operating system knows how to do so.)		The file you downloaded is an image file. Now you'll flash your USB drive with that image. It will create a boot partition, and a Linux partition, and then you'll be able to boot from the USB drive. (Presuming your operating system knows how to do so.)

	==Step 0: Insert USB Stick==		===Step 0: Insert USB Stick===

	Yup. Just stick it in there.		Yup. Just stick it in there.

	==Step 1: Find the USB Stick==		===Step 1: Find the USB Stick===

	On Kali Linux, the USB drive pops up in the folder viewer. Otherwise use parted:		On Kali Linux, the USB drive pops up in the folder viewer. Otherwise use parted:
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	Okay, so our 2 GB flash drive is at <code>/dev/sdc</code>.		Okay, so our 2 GB flash drive is at <code>/dev/sdc</code>.

	==Step 2: Format the USB Stick==		===Step 2: Format the USB Stick===

	Now we format the drive (BE CAREFUL WITH dd):		Now we format the drive (BE CAREFUL WITH dd):
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	<pre>		<pre>
	$ dd bs=1M if=ubuntu-14.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso of=/dev/sdc		$ dd bs=1M if=ubuntu-14.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso of=/dev/sdc
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			or, on the Mac,

			<pre>
			$ dd bs=1m if=ubuntu-14.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso of=/dev/sdc
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Admin at 06:36, 31 July 2015

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	[[Category:Ubuntu]]		[[Category:Ubuntu]]
			[[Category:Linux]]
	[[Category:Boot]]		[[Category:Boot]]
	[[Category:USB]]		[[Category:USB]]
			[[Category:LiveUSB]]

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	On most Windows/Linux computers this should be as straightforward as inserting the USB device before booting. Push F8/F9/F10/F11/F12 for boot menu if USB drive is being bypassed and computer only boots from hard drive.		On most Windows/Linux computers this should be as straightforward as inserting the USB device before booting. Push F8/F9/F10/F11/F12 for boot menu if USB drive is being bypassed and computer only boots from hard drive.

			=Fix Up with Tweak Tool=

			<pre>
			sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
			</pre>

	=See Also=		=See Also=