soloojos (Lemmy)@feddit.cl to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoHow to create a bootable Linux USB drivewww.zdnet.comexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1188
arrow-up1188external-linkHow to create a bootable Linux USB drivewww.zdnet.comsoloojos (Lemmy)@feddit.cl to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square74fedilink
minus-squaresomeonesmall@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up21·edit-26 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-up8·edit-26 months agoYou can do the same with cp too. Also safer. But I use Ventoy nowadays.
minus-squareKrtek@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 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
cp
too. Also safer.But I use Ventoy nowadays.
oflag=sync also works instead of && sync. Might as well drop a status=progress in there too