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I currently have 16.04, but want to start fresh so that I can clean the hard drive, which is partitioned -- it includes an old version of an MS OS -- that I want to delete.

I created a bootable USB. Even after several reboots of the computer, pressing F12 then Esc, F2, and F10. The boot menu still does not appear.

M. Becerra
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If you're using 16.04, the best way to create a bootable USB stick is to use dd.

sudo dd if=path_to_ISO_file of=/dev/sdx bs=4M && sudo sync

Warnings

  1. sdx represents the device letter for the USB stick. It can be sda, sdb, sdc etc, so make sure you type the correct letter over there otherwise you may delete the contents of another drive irreversibly.

  2. Make sure there are no spaces in the path_to_iso_file.

The best way to find the appropriate key to invoke the DIOS boot menu, is to consult your motherboard manual, since every M/B uses a different one. If you can't find it, you have to change the device boot order in the BIOS settings so that it boots from USB first.

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