1. Overview
With a bootable Ubuntu USB stick, you can:
- Install or upgrade Ubuntu
- Test out the Ubuntu desktop experience without touching your PC configuration
- Boot into Ubuntu on a borrowed machine or from an internet cafe
- Use tools installed by default on the USB stick to repair or fix a broken configuration
This tutorial will show you how to create a bootable USB stick on Microsoft Windows using Rufus.
For most users we recommend balenaEtcher instead of Rufus which is simpler to use and also available on MacOS and Ubuntu. Instructions are now included in the primary Install Ubuntu Desktop tutorial.
Creating a bootable Ubuntu USB stick from Microsoft Windows is very simple and we’re going to cover the process in the next few steps.
Alternatively, we also have tutorials to help you create a bootable USB stick from both Ubuntu and Apple macOS.
2. Requirements
You will need:
- A 4GB or larger USB stick/flash drive
- Microsoft Windows XP or later
- Rufus, a free and open source USB stick writing tool
- An Ubuntu ISO file. See Get Ubuntu for download links
Take note of where your browser saves downloads: this is normally a directory called ‘Downloads’ on your Windows PC. Don’t download the ISO image directly to the USB stick! If using Windows XP or Vista, download version 2.18 of Rufus.
3. USB selection
Perform the following to configure your USB device in Rufus:
- Launch Rufus
- Insert your USB stick
- Rufus will update to set the device within the Device field
- If the Device selected is incorrect (perhaps you have multiple USB storage devices), select the correct one from the device field’s drop-down menu
You can avoid the hassle of selecting from a list of USB devices by ensuring no other devices are connected.
4. Select the Ubuntu ISO file
To select the Ubuntu ISO file you downloaded previously, click the SELECT to the right of “Boot selection”. If this is the only ISO file present in the Downloads folder you will only see one file listed.
Select the appropriate ISO file and click on Open.
5. Write the ISO
The Volume label will be updated to reflect the ISO selected.
Leave all other parameters with their default values and click START to initiate the write process.
6. Additional downloads
You may be alerted that Rufus requires additional files to complete writing the ISO. If this dialog box appears, select Yes to continue.
7. Write warnings
You will then be alerted that Rufus has detected that the Ubuntu ISO is an ISOHybrid image. This means the same image file can be used as the source for both a DVD and a USB stick without requiring conversion.
Keep Write in ISO Image mode selected and click on OK to continue.
Rufus will also warn you that all data on your selected USB device is about to be destroyed. This is a good moment to double check you’ve selected the correct device before clicking OK when you’re confident you have.
If your USB stick contains multiple partitions Rufus will warn you in a separate pane that these will also be destroyed.
8. Writing the ISO
The ISO will now be written to your USB stick, and the progress bar in Rufus will give you some indication of where you are in the process. With a reasonably modern machine, this should take around 10 minutes. Total elapsed time is shown in the lower right corner of the Rufus window.
9. Installation complete
When Rufus has finished writing the USB device, the Status bar will be filled green and the word READY will appear in the center. Select CLOSE to complete the write process.
Congratulations! You now have Ubuntu on a USB stick, bootable and ready to go.
To use it you need to insert the stick into your target PC or laptop and reboot the device. It should recognise the installation media automatically during startup but you may need to hold down a specific key (usually F12) to bring up the boot menu and choose to boot from USB.
For a full walkthrough of installing Ubuntu, take a look at our install Ubuntu desktop tutorial.
Finding help
If you get stuck, help is always at hand:
- Ubuntu Discourse
- Ask Ubuntu
- IRC-based support
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Hello everyone. In this article, I am going to show you how to create a Windows 11 bootable USB on Ubuntu using the GParted project.
Updating Your System
Before we begin, if you’re using Ubuntu, it’s a good practice to update your system. I will show you how to create a Windows 10 or 11 bootable USB in Ubuntu. You can start by updating your system by typing “sudo apt update” in Terminal. If there are any packages that need to be upgraded, you can upgrade them by typing “sudo apt update“.
Downloading the Windows 10/11 ISO
So, the first step is to download the Windows 11 ISO image. Open your favorite browser or simply use the default browser that comes with Ubuntu. Simply search for “download Windows 11 ISO” and you’ll get the Windows 11 ISO image from Microsoft’s official website.
After that, you have to select the Windows 11 ISO image edition and click Download.
Choose a language and click Confirm.
Then click 64-bit Download and save it. It will save the file to your computer.
Now, I’m going to insert it because I already have it. If I have to show you, it’s in the Downloads directory, which I have simply imported from my main PC. The size is around 4 GB.
Preparing the USB Flash Drive
The second step is to attach the USB flash drive to your computer. I’ve already done that, so there’s no need for me to attach it.
The third step is to install GParted onto your computer.
You can use the Ubuntu Software or the Terminal. I prefer the terminal because it’s faster. Once it’s launched, simply type “sudo apt install gparted“.
The next step is to launch GParted, typing “sudo gparted” in Terminal.
You can also launch GParted from Launchpad. Just simply search for GParted and launch it.
Once it’s launched, select the USB flash drive.
Partitioning the USB Flash Drive
By default, you can see that it’s a bootable USB flash drive of Windows 11.
For now, I have to delete all of them and then I’ll show you how to create them again from the beginning.
Let me delete it first. You have to unmount it, then delete it. Sorry for that. Now delete.
Okay, it is deleted.
Now click Apply.
Once it’s removed, we need to create a partition for it. Go to Device and click Create partition table.
From here, select a partition style for Windows. We are going to choose gpt. Click Apply.
Remember, it’s going to remove everything from your USB flash drive, so back up your files.
Formatting and Copying Files
The next step is to create a file system for it.
By default, Linux personal file system is ext4. Windows is using NTFS. We’re going to choose NTFS. We can also label the USB flash drive. I’m going to name it “Windows 111“. Click Add.
Now you can see that it’s done, but the changes have not applied. Click Apply and wait for it.
Once it’s done, you can close it.
The next step is to open files and go to the Downloads folder where Windows 11 is located. Right-click on it and choose Open With Disk Image Mounter.
Finalizing the Bootable USB
Here you can see that Windows 11 is mounted. Right-click, copy, and now go to the USB flash drive and paste them here.
During the copy of the files, you will not face any type of error. If you face any type of error, it means the Windows 11 ISO that you downloaded from the internet has been corrupted. Maybe the speed of your internet connection was not fast and somehow it got corrupted.
So basically, this is how you can create a Windows 11 bootable USB. For now, I am going to wait until the files are copied from the ISO inside the USB flash drive.
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This tutorial is going to show you an easy way to create a Windows 10 bootable USB on Linux. I use Ubuntu 20.04 as an example. The method applies to any Linux distribution. I use Windows to do online banking because my bank doesn’t support Linux and sometimes play games that can’t run on Linux.
What you need
- A computer running Linux
- A USB flash drive at least 8GB
- Windows 10 ISO
Download Windows 10 ISO
First, you should download Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft official download link. Note that you might not be able to download the ISO from this link on a Windows computer. This download link is visible to users on Linux computer. Once downloaded, follow the instructions below.
Note: It’s recommended to download the Windows 10 April 2018 update ISO, because the October Update ISO contains a file that is larger than 4GB, which can not be copied to a FAT32 partition.
Update: Microsoft doesn’t allow you to download the Windows 10 April 2018 Update ISO from their website anymore. You can download the ISO via this link: Win10 1803 English x64 ISO
Creating a Windows 10 Bootable USB for UEFI Firmware
This method works for UEFI firmware and is very simple. You create a GUID partition table on your USB stick, create a FAT32 file system on it, and then mount Windows 10 ISO image and copy those Windows 10 files to your USB stick and you are done. The following is a step-by-step guide.
First, install GParted partition editor on your Linux distribution. Ubuntu users run the following command.
sudo apt install gparted
Then insert your USB stick to your computer. Make sure you back up important files in your USB stick if there’s any. Next, launch Gparted. You will need to enter your password in order to use GParted.
Select your USB stick from the drop-down menu on the upper-right corner. My USB stick is /dev/sdb. Yours may be different.
If there’s a key icon after the partition name, that means the partition is mounted. Make sure all partitions on your USB stick are unmounted. To unmount a partition, simply right-click on it and select unmount.
Next, on the menu bar, select Device > Create partition table.
Choose GPT as the partition table type and click Apply.
Then right-click on the unallocated space and select New to create a new partition.
Change file system type from ext4 to fat32 and click Add.
Note: The install.wim file in Windows 10 October 2018 update ISO is 4.1G, so if you downloaded this ISO image, you need to change ext4 to ntfs. If you downloaded Windows 10 April 2018 Update ISO, which contains a 3.9G size install.wim file, you can change ext4 to fat32
Update: It is my observation that my NTFS formatted USB stick isn’t bootable on my old laptop, which was bought in 2012. However, it is bootable on my desktop computer, which was bought in 2017. It has a graphical UEFI firware (I can use my mouse to configure firmware settings).
Next, click the green check button on the toolbar to apply this operation. Once that’s done, close GParted (This is important), then find your Windows 10 ISO in file manager. Open it with disk image mounter.
Open the mounted file system. Select all files and folders and copy them to your USB stick.
Sometimes the file manager on Ubuntu hangs and it seems that the copy operation has stopped. Actually it’s working, just be patient. When you see a check mark, it means the copy operation has finished.
If your file manager doesn’t have the Disk image mounter in the context menu, then you can use the following commands to mount. The first command will create a mount point for Windows 10 ISO and the second command will mount Windows 10 ISO under that mount point.
sudo mkdir /mnt/windows10/
sudo mount -t auto -o loop /path/to/window-10-iso /mnt/windows10/
Now in your file manager, go to /mnt/windows10/ and copy all files and folders to your USB stick.
Once the file and folders are copied, your windows 10 bootable USB is created! You can shut down your computer, boot it from this USB stick and install Windows 10 in UEFI mode. Keep in mind that you may need to disable compatibility support module (CSM) in the firmware in order to boot in UEFI mode. You may also need to remove USB stick from your computer and insert it back in order for the firmware to detect the boot loader on your USB stick.
Boot Windows 10 ISO Installer without USB (BIOS & UEFI)
Ever wondered if you can boot Windows 10 ISO installer without a USB flash drive? Yes, you can do it with GRUB2, which is the standard boot loader on Linux.
GRUB2 can not boot Windows 10 ISO directly. You need to create a separate NTFS partition on your hard disk or SSD with a partition editor like GParted and extract the Windows 10 ISO to that partition. Download the Windows 10 ISO file. The latest Windows 10 ISO file is 5.8G. The new NTFS partition should be at least 7G and it should not be used to store any other files.
Then find your Windows 10 ISO in file manager. Open it with disk image mounter.
Open the mounted file system. Select all files and folders and copy them to the NTFS partition.
Sometimes the file manager on Ubuntu hangs and it seems that the copy operation has stopped. Actually, it’s working. Just be patient. When you see a checkmark, it means the copy operation has finished.
Next, open up a terminal window and edit the /etc/grub.d/40_custom file with a text editor such as Nano.
sudo nano /etc/grub.d/40_custom
In this file, we can add custom entries to the GRUB boot menu. In this case, we want to add an entry to boot the Windows 10 installer. If your computer still uses the traditional BIOS firmware, then add the following lines in this file.
menuentry "Windows-10-Installer.iso" {
set root=(hd0,6)
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
insmod ntldr
#uncomment the following line if your computer has multiple hard drives.
#drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
ntldr /bootmgr
}
My NTFS partition is the 6th partition on my first disk, so I use (hd0,6) as the root. You can run sudo parted -l command to check your NTFS partition number. If your computer has multiple hard drives, use the drivemap command to set the partition (hd0,6) as the first hard disk, so Windows will be able to boot.
If your computer uses UEFI firmware, then add the following text in this file.
menuentry "Windows-10-Installer.iso" {
set root=(hd0,6)
insmod part_gpt
insmod ntfs
insmod chain
chainloader /efi/boot/bootx64.efi
}
Save and close the file. (Press Ctrl+O, then press Enter to save a file in Nano text editor. Press Ctrl+X to exit.)
Then update GRUB boot menu.
sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
or
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
Next, set GRUB to boot the Windows 10 installer for the next boot with the following command.
sudo grub-reboot Windows-10-Installer.iso
or
sudo grub2-reboot Windows-10-Installer.iso
Unplug all your external USB storage devices, then reboot your computer. GRUB will choose the Windows 10 installer.
GRUB2 can also boot Linux ISO files stored on the hard drive, so you don’t need to create Linux live USB.
- How to Boot ISO Files From GRUB2 Boot Loader
Creating a Windows 10 Bootable USB for Legacy BIOS Using WoeUSB
WoeUSB is a fork of WinUSB. Both of them are open-source software (licensed in GPL) for making Windows bootable USB sticks on Linux platform, but the latter hasn’t been updated since 2012. You may be wondering why it’s named WoeUSB. The author said it’s a GNU convention to abbreviate software that support Windows to “woe”.
To install WoeUSB on Ubuntu 14.04/16.04/17.04, you can use the following PPA. Simply open up a terminal window and run the following commands one by one. Other Linux distro users can compile this software by following the instructions on the Github project page.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 sudo apt update sudo apt install woeusb
This PPA contains many other software. If you don’t need them, you can now remove this PPA from your system.
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 sudo apt update
You can launch WoeUSB from Unity Dash or your application menu.
You can also start it from command line with:
woeusbgui
It’s very easy to use the WoeUSB GUI. Select Windows ISO image and your target USB device. Make sure your data on the USB device is backed up before hitting the Install button.
Then wait for the installation to complete.
Once done, you can use the bootable USB to install Windows 10 on your computer.
How to Use WoeUSB From the Command Line
First, find the device name of your USB stick using the following command.
lsblk
Mine is /dev/sdb. Make sure your USB is unmounted with the following command. Replace /dev/sdb1 with your own partition name.
sudo umount /dev/sdb1
Then create a bootable Windows 10 USB like below. Red texts shoudl be adapted to your own ISO file name and USB device name. The -v (--verbose) option will give more detailed output.
sudo woeusb -v --device windows-10.iso /dev/sdb
In my test, the Windows 10 USB created with WoeUSB can boot in both legacy and UEFI mode on my old computer. On my new computer, it can boot in legacy mode but failed in UEFI mode. I don’t know the exact reason, but it’s probably because of bug in this software.
That’s it! I hope this tutorial helped you create windows 10 bootable USB on Ubuntu or any Linux distribution. As always, if you found this post useful, then subscribe to our free newsletter to get new tutorials.
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Learn how to create a bootable Windows USB on Ubuntu or Linux Mint using a free application called ‘WoeUSB’ — all detailed in this guide.
I don’t use Windows as my main OS but I do, from time-to-time, need to test something in it for this blog (like WSL). When I need to create a bootable Windows 10 USB I want to do it from my main OS —and that is Ubuntu.
There are a number of ways to write Windows to a USB on Linux distributions like Ubuntu but I’ve lost so many hours making a Windows USB in Ubuntu that fail to boot.
So the method I cover in this guide is the one I use as it’s not only an easy way to create a bootable Windows USB but also created one you can boot and install from!
Let’s get into the details.
WoeUSB is the app to use to make a bootable Windows 10 (or Windows 11) USB stick on Ubuntu.
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WoeUSB is free, open-source software that is available as both a graphical (GUI) tool and as a command-line (CLI) client you can run from any terminal emulator.
In this tutorial I use the WoeUSB GUI app.
You can use WoeUSB to make a bootable USB installer for various Windows releases, including Windows 7, Window 8.1, Windows 10, and the latest Windows 11 release.
All languages and all variants of Windows, including Pro, Home, N, 32-bit, and more, are supported. The tool works with both ‘legacy’ and ‘UEFI’ boot-modes.
Advanced installations will require you to dive into the WoeUSB CLI. This provides access to an array of flags, arguments, and options that enable you to create custom install images.
For most of us, the regular desktop WoeUSB app is fine.
To create a bootable Windows 10 USB on Ubuntu you need:
- WoeUSB installed
- Windows ISO file
- USB flash drive
- 4 GB minimum for Windows 10
- 8 GB minimum Windows 11
You can download Windows disc images from the Microsoft website. If you don’t already have one you should go there and get one.
You will need a valid Windows license to activate and use Windows fully. However, you don’t need a license to create a Windows USB installer, download an image file, or install the OS.
1. Install WoeUSB on Ubuntu
First the drawback: WoeUSB is no longer actively maintained.
However, the open-source community has stepped in to fork the app and continue development.
Better yet, we can add a personal package archive (PPA) to install WoebUSB on Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, or 24.04 LTS (and those versions only, or Linux distributions based on them such as Linux Mint 21.x and 22.x series).
Run the following command in a Terminal to add the WoeUSB PPA to your system’s list of software sources:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tomtomtom/woeusb
Next, run this command to refresh the list of packages your system can see and install WoeUSB:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install woeusb-frontend-wxgtk
Let everything download, unpack, and compete before continuing.
2. Run WoeUSB
Now that you have installed WoeUSB in Ubuntu, open it from your desktop’s applications menu/grid (in Ubuntu with GNOME Shell press the Super key and type ‘WoeUSB’ to find it faster).
When the app opens first select your Windows ISO image using the file picker button in the ‘Sources’ section. Second, choose NTFS in the file system format section if you’re writing Windows 10 or 11 to a USB drive (for earlier Windows versions you can use FAT).
Finally, in the “Target device” section select on the USB drive you want to write the ISO to.
Don’t see your USB device listed in the ‘Target device’ section? Make sure it’s plugged in correctly then click the ‘refresh’ button to update the list of attached devices.
3. Create Windows 10 Bootable USB
The final step is to click “Install” — BUT before you do double-check you selected the correct drive. The install process will wipe/erase the contents of the selected drive and you will lose any data stored on it.
Other than that, the tool will do the rest on its own, without needing your input. Don’t be impatient; let it do its thing. If your USB drive is old, connected to a USB 2.0 port, or has poor sustained read/write speeds the flashing process can take a while.
Once write is complete, a notification appears.
After you see this close WoeUSB, safely eject the USB (don’t yank it out), and plug it in to a laptop/PC, and boot from it to install your chosen version of Windows.
Let me know how you get on down in the comments!
Creating a bootable USB Windows 10 on Ubuntu can be done using two methods. The first method is to use the built-in Startup Disk Creator tool, and the second method is to use the command line to create an ISO image of your Windows 10 installation media and then write it onto a USB drive.
Method 1 – Using Startup Disk Creator:
1. Insert your USB flash drive into your Ubuntu machine.
2. Launch ‘Startup Disk Creator’ from either the Dash or by typing “startup disk creator” in Terminal.
3. Select your USB flash drive from ‘Device’ dropdown menu and click ‘Choose Source’.
4. Browse for Windows 10 ISO file that you have downloaded previously, select it and click ‘Open’.
5. Click ‘Make Startup Disk’ button at the bottom right corner of this window when you are satisfied with all settings made so far (you may need administrative privileges).
Method 2 – Using Command Line:
1) Download Windows 10 ISO File from Microsoft website (if not already available). You can find more information about downloading here: https://www.microsoftstorelocatorrewardsprogramsbenefits/en-us/download-windows10iso/ . 2) Use command line utility woeusb which will help us generate our bootable windows usb stick : sudo apt install woeusb
3) Now type following command :sudo woeusb –device /dev/sdX ,where sdX should be replaced with actual name of device corresponding to USB Stick like sdb or sdc etc.. In case if you don’t know exact name of device then list out devices using following command : lsblk
4) Once process completes successfully, remove pen drive safely via eject option given by system before unplugging physically .
Can I create a bootable USB with Windows 10 from Ubuntu?
Creating a bootable Windows USB drive in Ubuntu is a straightforward process that can be completed in just a few steps. To begin, you’ll need to have the ISO file of the Windows version you would like to install as well as an empty USB flash drive with at least 8GB of storage space. Once these items are acquired, follow these steps:
1. Open your terminal window and type “startup disk creator” into the command line to launch the Startup Disk Creator tool.
2. Select the correct ISO image from its location on your hard drive by clicking “Other” and navigating to it using the file chooser dialog box that appears.
3. Make sure you have chosen your USB device correctly before proceeding by ensuring its size matches what was indicated above and then click “Make Startup Disk”
4. When asked for confirmation, select yes and wait for completion – this may take some time depending on how large the ISO image is or how fast your computer/USB device is
Once complete, you should now have a bootable Windows installation USB ready for use!
How to create bootable USB in Ubuntu?
Creating a bootable USB in Ubuntu is fairly straightforward and can be completed by following the steps outlined below.
1. Download the Ubuntu ISO file from the official website (https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop).
2. Insert your USB drive into your computer and open up a terminal window.
3. To find out what device name has been assigned to your USB drive type ‘lsblk’, then identify which entry appears to match your USB drive based on its size or manufacturer information that may appear in brackets after its letter designation (for example sda). Make note of this device name as you will need it for subsequent steps.
4. Unmount any partitions attached to this device with the command ‘umount /dev/’ where should be replaced with the name found previously using lsblk (e.g umount /dev/sda).
5 .Formatting the selected partition as FAT32 is recommended before creating a bootable image, so run ‘mkfs -t vfat -n LABELNAME /dev/’ where LABELNAME should be an identifying label for this particular flashdrive and should again correspond with whichever was identified during step 3 above(e..g mkfs -t vfat -n FlashDrive1 /dev/sda ). This will create a new partition on our media ready for use as we move towards making it bootable!
6 .Finally, install GRUB onto our newly formatted partition running ‘sudo grub-install –target=i386-pc –boot-directory=/media//LABELNAME’. Again replace LABELNAME here with whatever label was used during formatting earlier in step 5 (e..g sudo grub-install –target=i386-pc –boot-directory=/media//FlashDrive1)
Once complete you now have yourself a bootable Ubuntu USB drive!
How to create bootable USB Windows 10 in Ubuntu UEFI?
Creating a bootable USB drive for Windows 10 in Ubuntu UEFI is relatively easy. The following steps will guide you through the process.
1. Download the latest version of Windows 10 ISO image from Microsoft’s website and save it to your local hard drive.
2. Insert a USB flash drive with at least 8 GB storage space into your computer’s USB port.
3. Open the terminal window, type ‘sudo apt-get install usb-creator’ and press Enter to install the necessary software packages for creating bootable media drives in Ubuntu UEFI environment.
4. Once installed, launch ‘Startup Disk Creator’ application by typing ‘usb-creator’ on terminal window or go to Applications > Accessories > Startup Disk Creator from main menu bar (on top).
5. On startup disk creator interface select source disc as downloaded windows 10 ISO file which was saved earlier on step 1 & target device as inserted USB flash drive then click Make Startup Disk button to start making bootable media process for windows 10 operating system installation using ubuntu uefi environment .
6 Remove pen drive when finished and restart machine, change bios settings according select usb pen driver as first priority booting device and press enter key , now it should start installing windows10 OS automatically .
How to make Ubuntu bootable USB in Windows 10 with Rufus?
Making a bootable Ubuntu USB drive in Windows 10 with Rufus is easy and straightforward. The following steps will guide you through the process:
1. Download the latest version of Ubuntu from https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop and make sure to get the “64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop image”.
2. Download Rufus from https://rufus.ie/. This software will enable you to write ISO images onto your USB drive, making it bootable for use on other systems such as Ubuntu’s own LiveCD feature or even a bare-metal install of an operating system like Windows or Linux.
3. Connect your USB drive to your computer and launch Rufus; select the appropriate options under Device, Partition Scheme & Target System Type, File System, Cluster Sizeand Check Device for bad blocks; click Start button when all settings are completed correctly according to your needs.
4. Select “Write image…” in Rufus menu bar then Locate and open ubuntu iso file which we downloaded earlier; click Open button after selecting it from local disk storage locations; confirm that “Verify disk after writing” option is checked before clicking OK button at bottom of window dialog box opened by clicking Write Image… menu item above step 4 instructions here listed already once more time now just so everybody can understand what next steps should be taken in order complete this task successfully here today within reasonable amount of time too please thank you very much indeed! Once final confirmation dialogue appears on screen – Click YES and wait until process completes – Congratulations! You have made a bootable Ubuntu USB stick with Rufus on Windows 10 machine!
How to create UEFI bootable USB in Ubuntu?
Creating a UEFI bootable USB in Ubuntu can be done using the Linux command line utility called ‘dd’. This tool enables you to write an ISO image of your chosen operating system onto a USB drive, making it bootable in most modern systems that support UEFI. To get started, follow these steps:
1. Download the ISO file for your desired operating system and save it on your Ubuntu computer.
2. Insert the USB drive into one of your computer’s ports and make sure it is detected by Ubuntu (check under “Devices” in the left sidebar).
3. Open up a terminal window and enter this command (replace /dev/sdx with your device’s path): sudo dd if= of=/dev/sdx bs=4M && sync
4. Wait until the process has finished – note that this could take some time depending on how large the ISO file is!
5. Once finished, remove the USB drive from your computer and insert it into any other machine which supports UEFI booting – when prompted during startup, select to boot from the external media instead of its internal storage devices. You should then see an OS installation menu or similar interface appear on screen shortly afterwards; if not, check again that you followed all steps correctly as described above!
How to create Windows bootable USB in Linux?
Creating a Windows bootable USB in Linux is possible with the help of UNetbootin, an open source tool for creating live USB systems. It allows you to download and install various Linux distributions on your computer without burning a CD or DVD. To create a Windows bootable USB in Linux, follow these steps:
1. Download UNetbootin from https://unetbootin.github.io/ and save it to your local directory (e.g., ~/Downloads).
2. Open up Terminal and navigate to the location where you saved UNetbootin by typing “cd ~/Downloads” into the command line prompt followed by Enter key
3. Run UNetbootin using sudo privileges with this command: “sudo ./UNetbootin” (Note: If you get an error message saying that ‘UNebootin doesn’t exist’, make sure that you are running it from its correct location)
4. Select “Diskimage” as the type of installation media, then select either ISO or IMG depending on which format your Windows installer file is stored in (for example .ISO for DVDs or .IMG for CDs). Then press OK when asked if you want to reboot after installation has completed successfully 5. Select your downloaded Windows installer image, then press OK once again when asked if you want to reboot after installation has completed successfully 6 Finally, wait until the process completes and restart your computer – Your newly created bootable drive should now be recognized by any modern PC BIOS upon startup
How to create bootable USB from ISO in Ubuntu command line?
Creating a bootable USB drive from an ISO image in Ubuntu command line is quite simple. There are two commands that can be used to do this: ‘dd’ and ‘usb-creator-gtk’. To begin, you will need the ISO file and the USB drive that you want to create the bootable version on.
Using ‘dd’:
1. First, open up Terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or through Applications > Accessories > Terminal.
2. Check what your device name is for your USB drive with `fdisk -l` command in terminal window (it will usually start with /dev/sd). Note down the device name of your USB stick as we’ll need it later when creating bootable media using DD command.
3. Unmount any partitions that may already exist on the target device (USB) by typing `sudo umount /dev/sdXy`, where X is your usb letter and y is its partition number (if necessary).
4. Now type `sudo dd bs=4M if=/path/to/yourfileofchoice | status=progress && sync` into terminal window, making sure to replace /path/to/yourfileofchoice with actual path to the ISO image you wish to use as source material for creating live media.. Once complete, remove your USB stick from computer carefully without disturbing system process running in background which might still be writing data onto it .
Using ‘usb-creator-gtk’:
1. Open up Terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or through Applications > Accessories > Terminal; then run `sudo apt install usb-creator-gtk`. This installs a graphical tool named Startup Disk Creator allowing users easily make boot disk using existing iso images .
2 Once installed insert desired storage medium such as flashdrive into computer’s port; then launch usb creator gtk app either via unity dash search or issuing following command in terminal : sudo usb-creator-gtk & 3 Select “Disk Image” tab at top of opened application window ; then click button titled “+” and browser for location of desired ubuntu based iso image; once done select “Write To Disk” button , confirm operation details displayed within dialog box ; wait until progress bar indicates that task has been completed successfully before ejecting safely media containing newly created live system image .
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When asked for confirmation, select yes and wait for completion u2013 this may take some time depending on how large the ISO image is or how fast your computer/USB device is nnOnce complete, you should now have a bootable Windows installation USB ready for use!”}},{“@type”:”Question”,”name”:”How to create bootable USB in Ubuntu?”,”acceptedAnswer”:{“@type”:”Answer”,”text”:”nnCreating a bootable USB in Ubuntu is fairly straightforward and can be completed by following the steps outlined below. nn1. Download the Ubuntu ISO file from the official website (https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop). n2. Insert your USB drive into your computer and open up a terminal window. n3. To find out what device name has been assigned to your USB drive type u2018lsblku2019, then identify which entry appears to match your USB drive based on its size or manufacturer information that may appear in brackets after its letter designation (for example sda). Make note of this device name as you will need it for subsequent steps. n4. Unmount any partitions attached to this device with the command u2018umount /dev/u2019 where should be replaced with the name found previously using lsblk (e.g umount /dev/sda). n5 .Formatting the selected partition as FAT32 is recommended before creating a bootable image, so run u2018mkfs -t vfat -n LABELNAME /dev/u2019 where LABELNAME should be an identifying label for this particular flashdrive and should again correspond with whichever was identified during step 3 above(e..g mkfs -t vfat -n FlashDrive1 /dev/sda ). This will create a new partition on our media ready for use as we move towards making it bootable! n6 .Finally, install GRUB onto our newly formatted partition running ‘sudo grub-install –target=i386-pc –boot-directory=/media//LABELNAME’. Again replace LABELNAME here with whatever label was used during formatting earlier in step 5 (e..g sudo grub-install –target=i386-pc –boot-directory=/media//FlashDrive1) nnOnce complete you now have yourself a bootable Ubuntu USB drive!”}},{“@type”:”Question”,”name”:”How to create bootable USB Windows 10 in Ubuntu UEFI?”,”acceptedAnswer”:{“@type”:”Answer”,”text”:”nnCreating a bootable USB drive for Windows 10 in Ubuntu UEFI is relatively easy. The following steps will guide you through the process. nn1. Download the latest version of Windows 10 ISO image from Microsoft’s website and save it to your local hard drive. n2. Insert a USB flash drive with at least 8 GB storage space into your computer’s USB port. n3. Open the terminal window, type u2018sudo apt-get install usb-creatoru2019 and press Enter to install the necessary software packages for creating bootable media drives in Ubuntu UEFI environment. n4. Once installed, launch ‘Startup Disk Creator’ application by typing ‘usb-creator’ on terminal window or go to Applications > Accessories > Startup Disk Creator from main menu bar (on top). n5. On startup disk creator interface select source disc as downloaded windows 10 ISO file which was saved earlier on step 1 & target device as inserted USB flash drive then click Make Startup Disk button to start making bootable media process for windows 10 operating system installation using ubuntu uefi environment . n6 Remove pen drive when finished and restart machine, change bios settings according select usb pen driver as first priority booting device and press enter key , now it should start installing windows10 OS automatically .”}},{“@type”:”Question”,”name”:”How to make Ubuntu bootable USB in Windows 10 with Rufus?”,”acceptedAnswer”:{“@type”:”Answer”,”text”:”nnMaking a bootable Ubuntu USB drive in Windows 10 with Rufus is easy and straightforward. The following steps will guide you through the process: n1. Download the latest version of Ubuntu from https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop and make sure to get the “64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop image”. n2. Download Rufus from https://rufus.ie/. This software will enable you to write ISO images onto your USB drive, making it bootable for use on other systems such as Ubuntuu2019s own LiveCD feature or even a bare-metal install of an operating system like Windows or Linux. n3. Connect your USB drive to your computer and launch Rufus; select the appropriate options under Device, Partition Scheme & Target System Type, File System, Cluster Sizeand Check Device for bad blocks; click Start button when all settings are completed correctly according to your needs. n4. Select u201cWrite image…u201d in Rufus menu bar then Locate and open ubuntu iso file which we downloaded earlier; click Open button after selecting it from local disk storage locations; confirm that u201cVerify disk after writingu201d option is checked before clicking OK button at bottom of window dialog box opened by clicking Write Imageu2026 menu item above step 4 instructions here listed already once more time now just so everybody can understand what next steps should be taken in order complete this task successfully here today within reasonable amount of time too please thank you very much indeed! Once final confirmation dialogue appears on screen – Click YES and wait until process completes – Congratulations! You have made a bootable Ubuntu USB stick with Rufus on Windows 10 machine!”}},{“@type”:”Question”,”name”:”How to create UEFI bootable USB in Ubuntu?”,”acceptedAnswer”:{“@type”:”Answer”,”text”:”nnCreating a UEFI bootable USB in Ubuntu can be done using the Linux command line utility called u2018ddu2019. This tool enables you to write an ISO image of your chosen operating system onto a USB drive, making it bootable in most modern systems that support UEFI. To get started, follow these steps: n1. Download the ISO file for your desired operating system and save it on your Ubuntu computer.n2. Insert the USB drive into one of your computeru2019s ports and make sure it is detected by Ubuntu (check under u201cDevicesu201d in the left sidebar). n3. Open up a terminal window and enter this command (replace /dev/sdx with your device’s path): sudo dd if= of=/dev/sdx bs=4M && sync n4. Wait until the process has finished – note that this could take some time depending on how large the ISO file is! n5. Once finished, remove the USB drive from your computer and insert it into any other machine which supports UEFI booting – when prompted during startup, select to boot from the external media instead of its internal storage devices. You should then see an OS installation menu or similar interface appear on screen shortly afterwards; if not, check again that you followed all steps correctly as described above!”}},{“@type”:”Question”,”name”:”How to create Windows bootable USB in Linux?”,”acceptedAnswer”:{“@type”:”Answer”,”text”:”nnCreating a Windows bootable USB in Linux is possible with the help of UNetbootin, an open source tool for creating live USB systems. It allows you to download and install various Linux distributions on your computer without burning a CD or DVD. To create a Windows bootable USB in Linux, follow these steps: nn1. Download UNetbootin from https://unetbootin.github.io/ and save it to your local directory (e.g., ~/Downloads). nn2. Open up Terminal and navigate to the location where you saved UNetbootin by typing u201ccd ~/Downloadsu201d into the command line prompt followed by Enter key n3. Run UNetbootin using sudo privileges with this command: u201csudo ./UNetbootinu201d tt(Note: If you get an error message saying that u2018UNebootin doesn’t exist’, make sure that you are running it from its correct location) t n4. Select u201cDiskimageu201d as the type of installation media, then select either ISO or IMG depending on which format your Windows installer file is stored in (for example .ISO for DVDs or .IMG for CDs). Then press OK when asked if you want to reboot after installation has completed successfully t t t t 5. Select your downloaded Windows installer image, then press OK once again when asked if you want to reboot after installation has completed successfully 6 Finally, wait until the process completes and restart your computer – Your newly created bootable drive should now be recognized by any modern PC BIOS upon startup”}},{“@type”:”Question”,”name”:”How to create bootable USB from ISO in Ubuntu command line?”,”acceptedAnswer”:{“@type”:”Answer”,”text”:” nnCreating a bootable USB drive from an ISO image in Ubuntu command line is quite simple. There are two commands that can be used to do this: u2018ddu2019 and u2018usb-creator-gtku2019. To begin, you will need the ISO file and the USB drive that you want to create the bootable version on. nnUsing ‘dd’: n1. First, open up Terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or through Applications > Accessories > Terminal. n2. Check what your device name is for your USB drive with `fdisk -l` command in terminal window (it will usually start with /dev/sd). Note down the device name of your USB stick as weu2019ll need it later when creating bootable media using DD command. n3. Unmount any partitions that may already exist on the target device (USB) by typing `sudo umount /dev/sdXy`, where X is your usb letter and y is its partition number (if necessary). n4. Now type `sudo dd bs=4M if=/path/to/yourfileofchoice | status=progress && sync` into terminal window, making sure to replace /path/to/yourfileofchoice with actual path to the ISO image you wish to use as source material for creating live media.. Once complete, remove your USB stick from computer carefully without disturbing system process running in background which might still be writing data onto it . nn Using ‘usb-creator-gtk’: n1. Open up Terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or through Applications > Accessories > Terminal; then run `sudo apt install usb-creator-gtk`. This installs a graphical tool named Startup Disk Creator allowing users easily make boot disk using existing iso images . n2tOnce installed insert desired storage medium such as flashdrive into computer’s port; then launch usb creator gtk app either via unity dash search or issuing following command in terminal : sudo usb-creator-gtk & tt 3tSelect “Disk Image” tab at top of opened application window ; then click button titled “+” and browser for location of desired ubuntu based iso image; once done select “Write To Disk” button , confirm operation details displayed within dialog box ; wait until progress bar indicates that task has been completed successfully before ejecting safely media containing newly created live system image .”}}]}