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February 10, 2019

Create a Bootable usb on Linux

WoeUSB is the easiest and has the best compatibility for for all ISO's including Windows

Installation

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt update
sudo apt install woeusb
sudo woeusb <file> <usbdrive>

Creating a bootable Windows

  1. Find what sdX the usb drive is
sudo blkid
  1. Use woeusb to create the bootable usb
sudo woeusb --device <file> /dev/sdX --tgt-fs NTFS

Thanks for reading!

John Wiseman

Full-Stack Software Engineer building scalable digital solutions. specializing in modern web technologies and mission-critical systems.

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