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I have a disc with 12.04 on it. I tried to download 22.04 on a usb stick but it won't install as it says not enough space even though it is a 32 GB drive. Tried multiple times and keep getting the same error. So, I figured I'd try 12.04, and then upgrade to a newer version. Is this possible?

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    Only supported releases of Ubuntu (*standard support*) are on-topic for this site. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is EOL thus off-topic, and Ubuntu 12.04 ESM was in extended support and only supported by Canonical via Ubuntu Advantage thus also off-topic here. Refer https://askubuntu.com/help/on-topic https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2017/03/15/ubuntu-12-04-precise-pangolin-reaches-end-of-life-on-april-28-2017/ – guiverc Jun 18 '23 at 22:34
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    FYI: You can write all current Ubuntu ISOs to a 8GB drive, so your problem with 22.04 was either a bad download; or you used software to write it that couldn't cope with the 22.04 ISO you used (*Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Desktop ISO for example requires updated software due to size; was your software updated & current?*) You didn't specify which product/architecture? ie. Server? Desktop? etc. or *amd64* but I've assumed *amd64* & *desktop* as your problem with 22.04 can occur with outdated ISO writing software for example. – guiverc Jun 18 '23 at 22:36
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    **Welcome to the Ask Ubuntu community.** I'd strongly advise against trying to install and then upgrade from such an old version of the Ubuntu OS. You'd be much better off figuring out your issue with creating a functioning USB drive (32 GB is more than enough for an Ubuntu installer). – richbl Jun 18 '23 at 22:36
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    Possible does not mean you should. Put the effort into finding out why your 22.04 download/install media creation/installation failed. Give us specific error messages so we can provide assistance. – ubfan1 Jun 18 '23 at 22:36
  • @guiverc, you beat me to that suggestion by 8 seconds! – richbl Jun 18 '23 at 22:37
  • Does this answer your question? [What is the proper way of creating installation media from Ubuntu iso?](https://askubuntu.com/q/674441/) – karel Jun 22 '23 at 05:35

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