How to create a bootable USB stick?

Posted by Deborah Shadovitz on Ask Ubuntu See other posts from Ask Ubuntu or by Deborah Shadovitz
Published on 2012-09-23T04:13:43Z Indexed on 2012/09/27 9:50 UTC
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I am looking at this: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu

I need to create a boot disk to test Ubuntu to make sure it will run on a PC (Compaq Mini CQ10-120LA) I was given. I can create the boot disk off of a Mac (in English) or Windows (but Windows is in Spanish and foreign to me).

Questions:

What format do I choose for the USB stick? (I wish the instructions stated this).
What is Dash? (Will I know when I run the installer?)
Can I do this from a Mac or Windows computer? Or only from Ubuntu?

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