I installed Ubuntu on my laptop with a USB stick, but it doesn't work right. If I remove the USB stick, the laptop won't boot. If I boot with the USB, I get the installation menu including trying Ubuntu before installing. I tried changing the boot procedure in BIOS, but it didn't change anything. Is it because Ubuntu was installed into the USB stick and not the hard drive?
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GRUB2 on a LiveUSB is designed to first show you the option of installation, and then the option to run Ubuntu from what the LiveUSB copies into memory. Only if you install Ubuntu to your internal drive will it boot Ubuntu from the internal drive.
Here's the installation procedure:
Download Ubuntu's ISO file at https://ubuntu.com/download
or for a supported 'flavour' with a different Desktop Environment, download from https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours .
Next, check for download errors by following https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-how-to-verify-ubuntu#0 .
Make a LiveUSB following these instructions on another Linux PC https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu#0
or on a Windows PC https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#0 .
Once you make a LiveUSB, install it following these steps https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-install-ubuntu-desktop#0 .
If you have problems with the installation, please check back here and provide details.
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