Boot an ISO Image using Grub2 or Install Ubuntu without needing a CD DVD or USB drive

Boot an ISO Image using Grub2 or Install Ubuntu without needing a CD DVD or USB drive


Grub2 is capable of directly booting ISO images for many Linux distros if the entries have been properly defined in the Grub2 configuration files.

What if you don't have access to a CD/DVD drive/disc or a USB drive and you want to install Ubuntu (or any other Linux)?

Or if you want to perform some system maintenance tasks like those related to partitions or filesystems which can only be performed from within a Live CD environment?

Grub2 comes in handy at that point as it would not only boot the ISO image from your HDD, but it would also let you perform an installation from the ISO image if you want to.

Things You Need
  • An existing install of Ubuntu (or any other Linux) with a working instance of Grub2.
  • The desired ISO image that you want to boot/install.
Procedure

The ISO image can be placed virtually anywhere on your HDD but for the sake of simplicity, we would place it inside a new directory under /boot.

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