Thread: Gregg's Nearly Interminable Adventures in Linux Land
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Old 04-03-2016, 06:32 PM   #610
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Originally Posted by Gregg Bell View Post
Thanks eschwartz. Okay, so I'm downloading a xubuntu iso file now. Then by "write" I just copy and paste it onto a usb flash drive?

I thought I had to use Unetbootin or some Universal Installer-type thing to break the file down so it was bootable.
It's similar to burning a CD. You need to burn it, as opposed to just copying it.

Gnome Disk Utility has an option to "Restore Disk Image" if I remember correctly. I don't know offhand what other GUI software is capable, although for Windows users I would recommend Rufus.

As I said, though, UNetbootin is known to cause weird problems even though it purports to be the one application to rule them all.



Personally, I use `dd` -- a command-line tool humorously nicknamed "disk destroy" since it is easy to make a mistake and delete your operating system.

EDIT: Try "ImageWriter" -- it should be available in the Kubuntu repos,
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