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Insert the USB drive on which to install the Ubuntu Server image.
This installation requires the use of Balena Etcher.
A local archive of the Balena Etcher installation files can be found on Sharepoint here: https://uofwaterloo.sharepoint.com/sites/tm-eng-ecelabinstructors/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2Ftm%2Deng%2Decelabinstructors%2FShared%20Documents%2FGeneral%2FLab%20Software%2FBalena%20Etcher&viewid=bd9d77ef%2Ddd67%2D4c6a%2Daccd%2Dd84e9b3c6a43
Installation files for Balena Etcher can be found on the Internet here: https://etcher.balena.io/#download-etcher
Download a copy of the Ubuntu Server ISO.
A local archive of the Ubuntu Server ISO files can be found on Sharepoint here:
the Ubuntu Server ISO files can be found on the Internet here: https://ubuntu.com/download/server#get-ubuntu
Start balenaEtcher.
Click the Flash from file button.
Select the Ubuntu Server ISO file (e.g., ubuntu-24.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso) and click the Open button.
Click the Select target button.
Click the checkbox for the desired drive and click the Select button.
Click the Flash! button.
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Enter the password for an account with administrator privileges in order to authorize the installation.
The installation of the image will take about 5 minutes, depending on the speed of the USB drive.