TIL: How to flash .iso images on linux(Ubuntu)
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A quick guide on how to flash an image in linux (the easiest way)
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May 1, 2025
Three months ago i made a big change and went all in on ubuntu as my daily driver OS because my PC was too old to upgrade to windows 11. That didn’t bother me much at first since I really enjoyed the windows 10 experience (excluding the privacy issues) for the most part, but things where different when my PC stopped getting windows 10 security updates and started slowing down and since i’m currently broke, i ended up becoming the embodiment of this meme.
But anyways recently i had a task i had to do that i couldn’t do on linux so i had to re-install windows (as a Dual Boot my PC would turn into a stove if i tried a VM) on my PC. I thought it was gonna be a straight forward process creating a boot drive in linux like in windows but man was i wrong. So if your thinking of making a boot drive for GOD KNOWS WHAT REASON on your Ubuntu machine i got you covered!
I used to think I needed to install an app like Rufus or Balena etcher but in Ubuntu you could do it all within the system without installing any extra software. So let's get into it!
Requirments:
- Formatted USB flash drive (>8GB preferable)
- .ISO file (image file)
Procedure
First get yourself an unused or unwanted flash drive. I'll be using this flash I had lying around but you can use what you got.
Make sure your flash drive is visible in your file manager
If you haven't formatted the flash drive yet, it's a straight forward procedure right click the drive and hit format
Once your done setting up your flash drive, open the disk app and select your flash drive (make sure to select the right drive this is very important ⚠️)
Once you select the correct drive press the settings button ⚙️ and select the “restore partition image” button
Next you'll get a pop up that let's you select your image file.
Once you pick your image file press the “start restoring” button and vuàla you got yourself a boot drive!
That's it for this blog! Thank you for reading this far hope you liked it! And have great day!