![]() ![]() It should be really easy to create a startup USB stick, therefore the SDC should automate as many tasks as possible and hide all non-essential or technical information from the user. ![]() The SDC is kind of a semi-public face of Ubuntu and an important tool to spread it, therefore it should be as straightforward and simple to use as possible – some people even don't have an optical drive anymore. The SDC in its current form has a suboptimal work flow, displays too much unimportant information to the user and requires too many steps to actually create a startup USB stick. Why the Startup Disk Creator (SDC) schould be redesigned I will do my best to troubleshoot your problems and answer them as quickly as possible.Startup Disk Creator redesign & renaming proposal Have fun with your brand new portable Linux operating system! :)įaced any difficulty in using UNetbootin, ask your questions below. That’s it! After the process completes, reboot your machine and boot from the USB stick. All you have to do is select the preferred distribution and then the version/edition, and click on OK to begin the process. If you have not already downloaded a Linux distribution, then UNetbootin can download it for you and then go ahead with the process of creating the bootable USB stick. The rest of the process is same for both Windows and Linux users.Īs you can see in the screenshot below, all you have to do now is to select your favorite Linux distribution ISO image file which you have already downloaded, double-check if the USB drive selected is the one which you want to make bootable and click on OK. Ubuntu users can install UNetbootin from Ubuntu Software Center. Now, click on the Permissions tab, and select Execute for Owner. In Linux, right-click on the downloaded file and select Properties. Now, double-click on the UNetbootin executable, to launch the UNetbootin application. (Note: This is important, because if you insert it after you’ve opened the UNetbootin application, you will not be able to use the USB stick.). Step 2: Execute UNetbootin and Create your own portable Linux distributionĪfter installing UNetbootin, insert the USB flash drive into an empty USB port of your PC. Download from here (Windows version) or here (Linux version), and save it on your desktop. How to use UNetbootin to create a bootable Linux USB flash drive? ![]() One of the supported Linux distributions of your choice: The things that you will need before starting the process:Ī copy of UNetbootin, at least 1 GB USB flash drive. iso file if you’ve already downloaded one or your preferred distribution isn’t on the list. You can either let it download one of the many distributions supported out-of-the-box for you, or supply your own Linux. UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for a variety of Linux distributions from Windows or Linux, without requiring you to burn a CD. This time, with the help of another such great and marvelous application called UNetbootin, the process of creating a bootable disk can be achieved in just 5 minutes and with a few clicks!
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