soloojos (Lemmy) to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoHow to create a bootable Linux USB drivewww.zdnet.comexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down116
arrow-up1187arrow-down1external-linkHow to create a bootable Linux USB drivewww.zdnet.comsoloojos (Lemmy) to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square82fedilink
minus-squaresomeonesmall@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down2·edit-28 months agoIf 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
minus-squaregr3q@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-28 months agoYou can do the same with cp too. Also safer. But I use Ventoy nowadays.
minus-squareKrtek@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agooflag=sync also works instead of && sync. Might as well drop a status=progress in there too
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
You can do the same with
cptoo. Also safer.But I use Ventoy nowadays.
oflag=sync also works instead of && sync. Might as well drop a status=progress in there too
catworks as well.