Is there an alternative to Startup Disk Creator for creating a bootable usb in Ubuntu 16.04 ?
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You can use UNetbootin or the dd command.– Gautam VashishtNov 16, 2016 at 16:22
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Yes, , UNetbootin worked fine on Windows. Thanks– Dodi lilaNov 16, 2016 at 17:33
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Best is the dd command as other alternatives including Startup Disk Creator often gives errors with newer versions of linux. The command is sudo dd bs=4M if=/path/to/.iso of=/dev/sdx && sync
Remember to unmount the USB and check the device name with lsblk command and change the sdx with appropriate device name in the command.
answered Nov 16, 2016 at 18:22
UNetbootin is a great alternative of Startup Disk Creator. UNetbootin (Universal Netboot Installer) is a cross-platform utility that can create live USB systems and can load a variety of system utilities or install various Linux distributions and other operating systems without a CD. You can install UNetbootin in Ubuntu 16.04 by running the commands given below from terminal :-
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gezakovacs/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install unetbootin
References : UNetbootin - Wikipedia