<div dir="ltr"><div>i wonder what/how this application is different from dd(1).</div><div>The last time I installed Ubuntu was circa version 12.</div><div>One would think this class of "issues" was resolved by now.</div><div>The dedication to mindless blank filling is admirable, but quite unnecessary.</div><div>I did manage to create a bootable USB SD device and installed Kubuntu 20.04.</div><div>I had difficulty with the default (Gnome based) version; it confused me with the 'custom' partitioning dialog.</div><div>if still necessary, I will dig into my notes and find how to get it done. Please let me know.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 4:15 AM Pete Smout <<a href="mailto:smoutpete@gmail.com">smoutpete@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 29 Apr 2020, 00:11 Bret Busby, <<a href="mailto:bret.busby@gmail.com" target="_blank">bret.busby@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 28/04/2020, Bret Busby <<a href="mailto:bret.busby@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">bret.busby@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On 28/04/2020, Bret Busby <<a href="mailto:bret.busby@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">bret.busby@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Hello.<br>
>><br>
>> In trying to find how to create a bootable USB thumb drive with an iso<br>
>> file, I found the web page at<br>
>> <a href="https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu#3-launch-startup-disk-creator" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu#3-launch-startup-disk-creator</a><br>
>><br>
>> which has<br>
>><br>
>> "<br>
>> 3. Launch Startup Disk Creator<br>
>><br>
>> We’re going to use an application called ‘Startup Disk Creator’ to<br>
>> write the ISO image to your USB stick. This is installed by default on<br>
>> Ubuntu, and can be launched as follows:<br>
>><br>
>> Insert your USB stick (select ‘Do nothing’ if prompted by Ubuntu)<br>
>> On Ubuntu 18.04 and later, use the bottom left icon to open ‘Show<br>
>> Applications’<br>
>> In older versions of Ubuntu, use the top left icon to open the dash<br>
>> Use the search field to look for Startup Disk Creator<br>
>> Select Startup Disk Creator from the results to launch the application<br>
>> "<br>
>><br>
>> But, on the system (UbuntuMATE 19.10) to which I downloaded three iso<br>
>> files; for each of UbuntuMATE, Lubuntu, and Xubuntu, each of version<br>
>> 20.04, in the sub-menu's to the Applications menu, no entry for<br>
>> Startup Disk Creator, is visible, and, the Applications menu and each<br>
>> sub-menu, do not have a search facility.<br>
>><br>
>> Is the application still available?<br>
>><br>
>> In searching for the application in synaptic, the application was not<br>
>> found, but, v0.3.7 of usb-creator was the only result returned.<br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> Bret Busby<br>
>> Armadale<br>
>> West Australia<br>
>> ..............<br>
>><br>
><br>
> I found it...<br>
><br>
> I found it on my 16.04 installation (the tutorial gives the impression<br>
> it did not exist before 18.04), then I went bank and found it on the<br>
> 19.10 installation.<br>
><br>
> It is not within the Applications menu hierarchy; it is listed in<br>
> System (separate menu hierarchy) -> Administration.<br>
><br>
> Perhaps, the tutorial could be made clearer?<br>
><br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Bret Busby<br>
> Armadale<br>
> West Australia<br>
> ..............<br>
><br>
<br>
But the application does not work anyway.<br>
<br>
I tried to run it, and a dialogue box "Writing disk image", with the<br>
title bar greyed out, and, which dialogue box is immovable, is<br>
superimposed over a dialogue box that is active (blue title bar), and<br>
which is also immovable; "System policy prevents writing a disk image<br>
to this" and the rest of the message is concealed by the immovable<br>
dialogue box superimposed upon it.<br>
<br>
So, the application is unusable, without any explanation.<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Bret Busby<br>
Armadale<br>
West Australia<br>
..............<br>
<br>
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