Click the desktop shortcut “Install Ubuntu” to bring up the Ubuntu installation wizard.įollow the wizard until it asks you to choose where to install Ubuntu. When done, close Gparted partition manager.ĥ. From the right-click context menu, un-mount partitions on the USB drive and then delete them.Ĭlick the green check mark button to apply changes, finally you have an unallocated flash drive, like: I have two USB flash drives plugged in the computer, the Hard Disk is /dev/sda, 4GB Live USB is /dev/sdb, and the 16GB USB drive is /dev/sdc.Ĥ. In the top-right drop-down box select the USB drive (16GB in my case), and you should see something like below: To disable “secure boot”, follow this screenshot tutorial.ģ. To disable “fast startup”, go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options > System Settings > Choose what the power buttons do and uncheck the Turn on fast startup box. IMPORTANT: For Windows 8 pre-installed machine, you have to disable “fast startup” and “secure boot” features. Plug in the bootable USB drive to your computer and boot into the Live Ubuntu system. If you need more hints, follow this screenshot tutorial to create bootable Ubuntu Live USBĢ.