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I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my 16 gb usb drive.When i connect it to my laptop it boot properly and i can use,update and install any package on usb drive.But when i connect to other computer it cant boot.

Kristopher Ives
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Sachin Shukla
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This is likely due to the fact the bootloader was installed to the hard drive of the system and not to the usb. Open a terminal, and type sudo fdisk -l (your USB flash drive should show up in the list if it is inserted). Now, type sudo grub-install /dev/<insert usb drive name here> to install it on your usb drive.

for example:

sudo grub-install /dev/ubuntuusb

If you labelled your usb device ubuntuusb. Be careful to select the right device or you could inadvertantly destroy another operating systems bootloader. Hope this helps.

Matt
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