It will ask for the password and you are all set. In my case, I had downloaded openSUSE image to the Downloads folder and the mount point for the USB was /dev/disk3. $ sudo dd if=PATH_OF_LINUX.iso PATH_OF_USB bs=1m Now unmount this drive:Īnd run the dd command as sudo using the following pattern: Then run the following command to find the name of the device:Īs you can see from the output ‘/dev/disk3’ is the 2GB USB drive that we will use. Plug the USB drive into your Mac system and open the Terminal app (just search for Terminal in Spotlight). You don’t have to install the app just run it and then select the target drive (USB stick), browse the ISO image of the operating system that you want to put on the USB flash drive, and rufus will take care of the rest. Rufus is much faster than other such tools like UNetbootin and it can create bootable USB sticks of Linux as well as Windows.ĭownload rufus from the official site (I discourage downloading software from unofficial sources for security's sake). If you are running Windows, your best bet is to use rufus, a free and open source USB writing tool. Create a bootable Linux USB from Windows
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Here's how to create a live USB stick of Linux distributions from Windows, macOS and Linux.
You can also use this drive to rescue data from corrupt Windows systems.
One of the biggest advantages of Linux is that, unlike macOS and Windows, you don’t have to wipe your hard drive to test it. If you've been wanting to try Linux, whether because you're worried about privacy in Windows 10, don't like Microsoft's " ignore what users want" approach or want to stay out of Apple's walled garden, this tutorial is for you.
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