Linux Bootable USB

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linux • USB

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sudo dd                                         \
  bs=4M status=progress oflag=direct conv=fsync \
  if=/path/to/linux.iso                         \
  of=/dev/sda

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  • bs: Buffer size
  • status=progress: shows 3749707776 bytes (3.7 GB, 3.5 GiB) copied, 913 s, 4.1 MB/s
  • oflag=direct: actually write to USB instead of cache
  • conv=fsync: actually write to USB instead of cache for real this time
  • if: Input File
  • of: USB drive

You find the USB drive using the lsblk command.