Creating a bootable Ubuntu Server flash drive (Windows)

In this section, I'll walk you through the procedure for creating a bootable flash drive for Ubuntu Server for those of you currently running Windows on your workstation:

  1. To get started, grab a flash drive that's 1 GB or larger and insert it into your PC. You'll also need to download the Universal USB installer from the pendrivelinux website. You can find it at http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3. This executable doesn't actually install anything on your system, it will run from wherever you saved it.
  2. Once the application is open, click on the Step 1 drop-down box and select Ubuntu Server Installer from the list of available Linux distributions. Next, click on ...

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