We have already given the complete guide for. Interestingly, RUFUS application only supports Windows and Mac.

If you’re already on Ubuntu, you don’t need a Windows or Mac computer to create a bootable USB drive with Ubuntu – you can do it straight from your current OS. The Ubuntu distribution includes an extremely helpful tool called Startup Disk Creator – this will allow you to create a bootable USB drive from an ISO file.

So if you are using Linux distributions, RUFUS is not the way to go. But fear not. Just as the case with almost every other tasks, popular Linux distros such as Ubuntu has never failed to meet the user demands. Same is the situation when you need to convert ISO to bootable USB Media in Ubuntu or Linux Mint. Ubuntu and many come preloaded with a set of essential utility tools. This includes Startup Disk Creator which helps to create bootable USB Linux media. There are different bootable Live USB creator applications that can be installed in Ubuntu.

In this article, we will tell you how to make a bootable USB drive in Ubuntu using the built-in Startup Disk Creator application, UNetbootin and ddrescue command. So let’s get started with it — 1. Create Bootable USB Media in Ubuntu Using Startup Disk Creator As said before, Startup Disk Creator is a built-in application in many Linux Distros like Ubuntu. • Open the dash menu. If you are using the latest version, use the left pane to open the show applications.

• Open the Startup Disk Creator application by typing or searching in the search box. • Now, you will need to select the source ISO file and specific device for bootable media. If you have chosen the wrong device or ISO, click other to change your selection. • After verifying the ISO file and, click on Make Startup Disk to create a new Bootable USB startup disk in UBUNTU Linux.

• Finally, a prompt will appear asking you to confirm your selection. Confirm the prompt to start the process.do 2. Create Bootable USB Media Using UNetBootin Unlike Startup Disk Creator, UNetbootin doesn’t come preinstalled in the Ubuntu Linux distribution. It means that you would have to download this bootable USB Linux application first. You can try firing up the terminal and executing the command: sudo apt install unetbootin Unetbootin would install, but the chances of getting the latest package would be slim.

So adding installing from the official PPA would be the way to go. Install UNetbootin sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gezakovacs/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install unetbootin. Now, UNetbootin will be installed and the bootable USB creator application will appear in your applications list. Using UNetbootin for Ubuntu Linux If the USB is plugged into your machine, UNetbootin will automatically detect it instantly when launched. You will have two options of making a bootable USB on Ubuntu Linux with UNetbootin: Distribution and disk image.

Selecting the distribution will automatically download the necessary files for the specific distribution from the internet. To do this, • Select both the distribution and version. • Now, choose the type as USB and select your USB drive from below and click OK. • Once you click ok, UNetbootin will download the necessary files and install them on your USB. If you are looking to Create a Windows 10 USB installation media using UNetbootin, you will have to choose the disk image option.

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For doing so, • Select disk image and choose ISO. • Now, Browse to the particular ISO that you want to make as an installation media.

• Again, choose the type as USB and select your USB drive. Once you click ok, UNetbootin will install the boot media to your USB. Convert ISO to USB in Ubuntu Using ddrescue Well, hang on. This is Ubuntu we are talking about. Apparently, the terminal is the top tool for a typical Linux user. So let’s just say that we were saving the best for the last. This is by far the easiest way to convert ISO files to a USB disk if you are fond of using terminal commands.

For starters, ddrescue is a data recovery tool which can clone any storage devices. We can use ddrescue to convert ISO files to USB sticks. Install ddrescue First things first. You will need a working internet connection to download and install ddrescue. (In case you already have it installed, you can skip this step). Sudo apt update sudo apt install gddrescue Now, you will need to know the exact block device name (something like dev/sd.). To do this use the command fdisk.