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This 'dd-mode' may work, when the default extracting mode fails.

Rufus in 'dd-mode' is cloning the content of the iso file to a USB pendrive. Win32 Disk Imager (install according to the link) Ubuntu Startup Disk Creator in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and newer versions alias usb-creator-gtk (in older versions of Ubuntu there is a buggy extracting tool)ĭd, very powerful but also very dangerous, deserves the nickname 'Data Destroyer' the other tools are safer because they help you identify the target drive and double-check that it is correct. You can install program packages and create files, but they will 'live' in RAM and will not survive shutdown/reboot. The operating system in the drive will be read-only. All current standard Ubuntu and Ubuntu community flavour iso files are hybrid iso files, so this method works with all these files, the desktop iso files, the Ubuntu Server iso files and the Ubuntu mini.iso files.Ĭloning creates a read-only ISO 9660 partition table and file system, so you cannot change anything in the drive (but you can create a new partition table with partitions and file systems).

USB hard disk drive, HDD, and solid state drive, SSDĬloning (copying each byte as it is, creating a one-to-one copy) is a very simple and reliable method to create a boot drive (live drive or install drive) from a linux hybrid iso file.

This page is called 'iso2usb', but the methods described are valid for every kind of drive that is a mass storage device || || Return to the main Installation page

Make the drive boot both in UEFI mode and BIOS mode.

For an UEFI only boot flash drive you need no installer.