Installing KUbuntu Linux from USB drive

Since my new barebone doesn’t have any CD/DVD reader, I had to install linux via USB HDD.
I hadn’t find a good documentation about this topic, then I’ve decided to write this little post.
Well… things are pretty simple:
1) Install “unetbootin” with “apt-get” or from http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
2) Download latest version of KUbuntu from KUbuntu.org
3) plug your usb mass storage device (usb dongle or HDD)
4) format it with mkfs.ex3 /dev/sdX where X is the letter of your device
(to know that letter you could read last dmesg lines)
5) run unetbootin
6) select the image
7) click “Create”
8) unplug the usb device from the first linux box and plug it in to the barebone.
9) Switch the barebone on.
10) Press F8 (If you have an ASUS motherboard) to boot from USB
11) grub will say that it can’t load “linux” kernel
12) to run your image write this: “ubnkern ubninit boot=casper BOOT=casper nopersistent rw

That’s all. Good installation! ;D

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