Create an Ubuntu bootable USB stick using macOS
11 March 2022 (Updated 11 March 2022)
These instructions assume you want to use your Mac to create a bootable USB which you’ll use to replace a Windows PC with Ubuntu.
Download Ubuntu Desktop .iso
file
- Download from this link
Prepare USB stick
- Launch Disk Utility.
- Select your USB stick under the External devices section and select Erase from the toolbar.
- Set the format to
MS-DOS (FAT)
and the scheme toGUID Partition Map
. - Click Erase.
![Use Disk Utility to create bootable USB stick](https://sajadtorkamani.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/prepare-usb-stick-for-ubuntu-installation-1.png)
Write .iso
file to USB stick
- Download and run Etcher.
- Select your
.iso
file and USB stick, then click Flash!
![Use Etcher to create Bootable USB stick.](https://sajadtorkamani.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/prepare-usb-stick-with-etcher-1.jpeg)
Configure BIOS
You’ll want to make sure you’ve configured your machine settings so that any USB sticks take precedence over the default Windows boot program.
- Shut down your PC.
- Start up your PC and press the hot key needed to enter BIOS mode (might be something like
F10
). - Go to Boot > Boot mode and make sure your USB drive comes first in the list.
- Save changes and continue boot up
![Configure BIOS boot order](https://sajadtorkamani.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/configure-bios-boot-order-1.png)
Install Ubuntu
On start up, you should now see the Ubuntu installation wizard.
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