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February 21, 2021

Going Linux #404 · Making Linux Installation Media

22 minutes

Creating bootable USB media to enable you to install Linux has changed since we last talked about it on the show. We discus burning a CD/DVD and today’s methods of creating a bootable USB media from Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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00:00 Going Linux #404 · Making Linux Installation Media

02:02 Ways of creating installation media

02:32 Getting the ISO image file

03:38 What is 'live' media?

05:05 Burning a CD/DVD from Windows

06:21 Buring a CD/DVD on macOS

06:37 Buringing a CD/DVD on Linux

07:27 Drive type and media type considerations

09:25 Use the 'verify' feature as you burn a disc

09:53 Creating bootable USB media on Windows

11:40 Creating bootable USB media on macOS

14:36 Creating bootable USB media on Linux using Disks

16:26 Other methods Unetbootin, RPI-imager, Rufus

18:53 Conclusion

20:06 What about macs with the M1 chip?

21:12 goinglinux.com, [email protected], +1-904-468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe

22:16 End

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By Larry Bushey and Bill Smith