
It can also download ISO images directly from the application itself. UNetbootin is an open source software that allows you to create bootable external drives from ISO images of various Linux distributions. Other installable packages are also available on the same page. You can download the Etcher “AppImage” executable file that can be used on all major Linux distributions from here. Etcher features a minimalistic interface without much clutter.

Created using technologies like Electron and TypeScript, Etcher can verify contents of external drives after flashing to ensure that these drives work properly on the next boot.
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$ sudo apt install usb-creator-kde EtcherĮtcher or balenaEtcher is a cross platform and open source application that can be used to flash ISO images of various Linux distributions. In case Startup Disk Creator is not installed by default on your Ubuntu system, you can install it by running the command mentioned below: Note that all data on the external drive will be wiped out during creation of the bootable drive. The process may take some to finish, depending on the read / write speeds of the external drive and size of the ISO image. The process for creating a new bootable drive using Startup Disk Creator is pretty straight forward: you have to launch the application, select the ISO image, select the USB drive and then have to click on the “Make Startup Disk” button. This application ships by default in Ubuntu and some of its variants.

Startup Disk Creator, as the name suggests, is an application for creating “startup disks” or “bootable disks” that can be run in live mode. Creating persistent storage for live mode won’t be covered in this article as it is a complex and lengthy topic that needs to be covered in a separate article. You can also create persistent live bootable USB drives that will allow you to permanently store changes made in a live session.
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Live mode allows users to run and experience a full Linux desktop along with all of its applications without actually installing the OS. This article will list some useful Linux applications that will allow you to create bootable live USB drives by extracting or transferring ISO image files of various Linux distributions.
