How to create bootable USB thumb drive with iso file

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i wonder what/how this application is different from dd(1).
The last time I installed Ubuntu was circa version 12.
One would think this class of "issues" was resolved by now.
The dedication to mindless blank filling is admirable, but quite
unnecessary.
I did manage to create a bootable USB SD device and installed Kubuntu 20.04.
I had difficulty with the default (Gnome based) version; it confused me
with the 'custom' partitioning dialog.
if still necessary, I will dig into my notes and find how to get it done.
Please let me know.




On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 4:15 AM Pete Smout <smoutpete at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Wed, 29 Apr 2020, 00:11 Bret Busby, <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On 28/04/2020, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On 28/04/2020, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Hello.
>> >>
>> >> In trying to find how to create a bootable USB thumb drive with an iso
>> >> file, I found the web page at
>> >>
>> https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu#3-launch-startup-disk-creator
>> >>
>> >> which has
>> >>
>> >> "
>> >> 3. Launch Startup Disk Creator
>> >>
>> >> We’re going to use an application called ‘Startup Disk Creator’ to
>> >> write the ISO image to your USB stick. This is installed by default on
>> >> Ubuntu, and can be launched as follows:
>> >>
>> >> Insert your USB stick (select ‘Do nothing’ if prompted by Ubuntu)
>> >> On Ubuntu 18.04 and later, use the bottom left icon to open ‘Show
>> >> Applications’
>> >> In older versions of Ubuntu, use the top left icon to open the dash
>> >> Use the search field to look for Startup Disk Creator
>> >> Select Startup Disk Creator from the results to launch the application
>> >> "
>> >>
>> >> But, on the system (UbuntuMATE 19.10) to which I downloaded three iso
>> >> files; for each of UbuntuMATE, Lubuntu, and Xubuntu, each of version
>> >> 20.04, in the sub-menu's to the Applications menu, no entry for
>> >> Startup Disk Creator, is visible, and, the Applications menu and each
>> >> sub-menu, do not have a search facility.
>> >>
>> >> Is the application still available?
>> >>
>> >> In searching for the application in synaptic, the application was not
>> >> found, but, v0.3.7 of usb-creator was the only result returned.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Bret Busby
>> >> Armadale
>> >> West Australia
>> >> ..............
>> >>
>> >
>> > I found it...
>> >
>> > I found it on my 16.04 installation (the tutorial gives the impression
>> > it did not exist before 18.04), then I went bank and found it on the
>> > 19.10 installation.
>> >
>> > It is not within the Applications menu hierarchy; it is listed in
>> > System (separate menu hierarchy) -> Administration.
>> >
>> > Perhaps, the tutorial could be made clearer?
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Bret Busby
>> > Armadale
>> > West Australia
>> > ..............
>> >
>>
>> But the application does not work anyway.
>>
>> I tried to run it, and a dialogue box "Writing disk image", with the
>> title bar greyed out, and, which dialogue box is immovable, is
>> superimposed over a dialogue box that is active (blue title bar), and
>> which is also immovable; "System policy prevents writing a disk image
>> to this" and the rest of the message is concealed by the immovable
>> dialogue box superimposed upon it.
>>
>> So, the application is unusable, without any explanation.
>>
>> --
>> Bret Busby
>> Armadale
>> West Australia
>> ..............
>>
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>
> Hi,
> I have never had any luck using start up disc creator , I've used
> unetbootin with some success (available from the repos), but by far the
> most reliable method I've found is "etcher" https://etcher.download
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Pete S
>
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