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How to create a bootable Linux USB drive (www.zdnet.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Unetbootin in 2024? Jeez, just use Belena Etcher for single ISO, or dd if you are already on Linux (it should work on Mac as well) or Ventoy for simply folder of your bootable isos

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I use Balena Etcher.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Popsicle for me, not a fan of electron.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Unetbootin huh? Something tells me people capable of running a Linux-only application know how to make a Linux installer USB.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Unetbootin runs on Windows too..

also Mac

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

My bad, didn't know that

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

If you're already on linux there is no need to install special tools. Simply copy the iso directly to the USB device.

dd if=distribution.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=1M && sync

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

oflag=sync also works instead of && sync. Might as well drop a status=progress in there too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

cat works as well.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

You can do the same with cp too. Also safer.

But I use Ventoy nowadays.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

I use Rufus. It just works.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I kept seeing so many different ones recommended and I kept getting weird issues I didn't understand with most of them. I don't often need to make a bootable Linux USB, but every time, Rufus did the job quick and easy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Easy as shit to use to.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

And, more importantly, works on windows. I'd imagine windows users are the target audience for a "how to make a Linux USB" walkthrough.

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