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With current instructions in ubuntu.com I know how to create an USB to boot from MAC. It works but it is not a persistent installation.

How can I make a persistent Ubuntu 13.4 Installation in a USB Key to work in MAC Book air?

Lucio
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  • Well, what do you mean by "make it work"? Where are you stuck? – user98085 Jun 11 '13 at 22:04
  • Hi FEichinger, With current instructions in Ubuntu.net I know how to create an USB to boot from MAC. It works but it is not a persistent installation. Everytime I boot up with it I need to reconfigure the WiFi, download my favorite apps, etc. I don´t know how to change my USB Live installation to a persistent one to be used in a MAC Book Air. – MrG Jun 12 '13 at 00:32
  • @EliahKagan not sure those apply to mac's – Braiam Jan 10 '14 at 02:34
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    @Braiam That's a good point. While [the master persistent USB creation question](http://askubuntu.com/questions/16988/how-do-i-install-ubuntu-to-a-usb-key-without-using-startup-disk-creator) is still relevant and *ought* to contain information about persistent USB Ubuntu systems on Macs, the answers there are likely not sufficient. I've retracted my close vote. – Eliah Kagan Jan 10 '14 at 02:36
  • Have you tried the guide here? http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/ – Jepzen Aug 11 '13 at 10:35
  • As Braiam has recently pointed out in comments, that probably doesn't apply for Macs; in particular, the Universal USB Installer doesn't produce USB flash drives that are bootable on Macs. (Even UNetbootin, which has a version that *runs* on Macs, doesn't make USB flash drives that boot on them.) I wouldn't expect it to work for persistent USB's if it doesn't work for "regular" ones. – Eliah Kagan Jan 10 '14 at 02:37

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this is the solution for your problem...

http://studyblast.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/guide-mac-os-x-lion-how-to-boot-a-linux-live-system-from-a-usb-drive-how-to-update-any-ocz-ssds-firmware/

copy the file in a usb flash drive in fat32 create the folder efi inside efi create folder boot and inside efi/boot put 2 files the linux distro renamed boot.iso and the file bootx64.efi...reboot holding option and select usb device:done!

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