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need to remove ubuntu 12.04 from usb and replace it with ubuntu 16

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  • 28-01-2018 5:31pm
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    crytoadvice
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭


    I need to remove ubuntu 12.04 from a usb and replace it with ubuntu 16. I can upgrade it usinf the updater because I dont have enough free space on the usb

    I think to remove it i need to format it.
    How do I format the usb so that it remains bootable.
    I dont want the usb to revert to a storage only state becuase this will mean I will have to use diskpart to make it bootable again.

    Thank you


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    crytoadvice
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭crytoadvice


    sugarman wrote: »
    If you dont want anything on it, just reformat and download and use Rufus to make a new bootable drive. Its painless, takes 5 minutes.

    Thanks, I ended up using Universal USB Installer because Rufus doesn't create Persistence. I didn't need to format it either. The installer just wrote over the old Ubuntu.

    I thought by formatting it again it would revert to storage only so thats why I asked.
    Making the usb bootable in the first place is a bit of a pain using Diskpart


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    human 19
    Registered Users Posts: 838 ✭✭✭human 19


    FYI, if you booted up Ubuntu from a live disk, you could have simply selected the USB as the drive to install on and selected "use entire disk" to overite thge previous install


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    crytoadvice
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭crytoadvice


    human 19 wrote: »
    FYI, if you booted up Ubuntu from a live disk, you could have simply selected the USB as the drive to install on and selected "use entire disk" to overite thge previous install

    Thanks,wasn't aware of that. I thought a live disk could only be used to install Ubuntu alongside or replace windows


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