How to create a bootable Linux USB drive
How to create a bootable Linux USB drive
www.zdnet.com How to create a bootable Linux USB drive
If you want to install Linux on a desktop, you'll first have to create a bootable USB drive with your distribution of choice.

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someonesmall @lemmy.ml 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
22 2 Replygr3q @lemmy.ml You can do the same with
cp
too. Also safer.But I use Ventoy nowadays.
10 0 ReplyKrtek @feddit.de oflag=sync also works instead of && sync. Might as well drop a status=progress in there too
6 0 ReplyRustmilian @lemmy.world
cat
works as well.3 0 Reply
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