Burn windows iso to usb linux

Burn ISO to USB in Linux with GUI app

Nowadays it is very common to use USB drives to install Linux distributions. This enables reuse and better installation time with respect to CDs or DVDs. In this post, I will show you how to burn an ISO to a USB drive in Linux using a graphical program called Etcher.

INTRODUCTION

I recently wrote how to make a bootable USB drive on any Linux distribution using a terminal. However, it is true that there are people who do not like using the terminal. Now, I will do the same but using Etcher.

Etcher is a cross-platform graphical application to burn ISO images to USB drives. It is made with JS, HTML, node.js, and Electron. So, it is cross-platform and you can also use it on Windows and Mac OS.

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Install Etcher

First of all, it is necessary to download Etcher. To do this, go to the Etcher website. Usually, it automatically defines your system and offers you to download the version for your system. However, if it does not detect your system, or detects it wrongly, you can click on the arrow next to the download button and select the image you want to use. In my case, I will download the 64-bit Linux.

When the download is complete, open your file manager and extract the archive.

Then, enter the Etcher folder, and you will see a single file with extension .AppImage. If you double-click on it in Ubuntu, it should start automatically.

Possible Etcher installation problems

However, if it does not start automatically, it means there was a problem launched in this program. To check what is wrong, it is necessary to run the program from the terminal. Yes, unfortunately, you may need to use a terminal sometime. But there is nothing too complicated. So, click with the right mouse button in the file manager and select the Open in Terminal option. This will open the terminal in the current working directory.

Next, you need to run the file in the terminal, to see if any error occurs. You run the program in the format ./PROGRAM_NAME . You can also list the available files inside the folders to check the correct file name of the program. In this case, it will be similar to this:

And when I try to launch Etcher from the command line, I see this error message:

So, as you can see in the image, the problem is that the libgconf-2 package is not installed and it is a critical component of Etcher. So, the solution is to install it. You can search for it in your package manager (preferably Synaptic), or run this command:

After that, Etcher should start on double-click on its file in the file manager.

Burn ISO to USB in Linux using Etcher

Once Etcher has opened, the first step is to select the ISO to burn. To do this click on the Select Image button.

Navigate and select the ISO. In this case, I will just use a mini ISO of Ubuntu.

Next, you need to select a USB Drive where to write this ISO file. Etcher usually finds USB flash drive automatically but make sure it has selected the right USB Drive because if you have several USB drives connected to your computer it might select the wrong one. So, you can change the USB drive by clicking on the Change link.

When you have done this, all that is left is to start the burning process. To do this, click on the Flash! button.

If there is no error, at the end of the whole process you will see a window like this one.

And that is it, an ISO has been burned to the flash drive successfully. Now, you can reboot your system and select the USB Drive during the boot process and it will boot the ISO image you have just written to USB flash drive. The next will be the installation of your favorite Linux distribution.

Restore your USB after the installation

It may also happen that after you use your USB as a bootable drive, it does not function as a regular USB for data storage. If this is the case, you simply need to wipe its file system and format it to normal. I have showed this procedure in this post

CONCLUSION

Etcher is a very user-friendly and reliable program to make a bootable USB Drive in Linux with the graphical interface. It is a cross-platform application, so you can also use it in Windows or Mac. Finally, if you value open-source software, Etcher is open source

If you like this post, I recommend you to read about encrypting hard drives in Linux.

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Burn Windows ISO to USB Flash Drive on Linux

Windows2usb is a bash script which writes Microsoft Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11 installation DVD images to USB Flash Drive or external HDD on Linux. It was designed with compatibility in mind, and should work in all cases, contrary to other popular Linux tools.

• Fully automatic, no preparations required
• Supports BIOS and UEFI, FAT32 and NTFS
• Supports custom Windows ISOs with install.wim > 4GiB
• Uses stock Windows bootloaders where possible
• Does not break UEFI Secure Boot chain

Download latest portable AppImage version from the Releases page, set execution bit ( chmod +x windows2usb-*.AppImage ) and run it from the terminal.

The program prints removable storage list if no arguments are supplied.

If you don’t want to use AppImage, you’ll need to install all dependencies and download uefi-ntfs.img from Rufus project.

BIOS Boot (Legacy Boot/UEFI-CSM) uses stock Windows 7 MBR and FAT32 bootloader, courtesy of ms-sys project.

BIOS boot is supported only in recommended ‘mbr’ mode.

To burn ISO compatible with BIOS boot (and UEFI boot as well), run:

UEFI Boot is supported in all modes. Recommended mode: ‘mbr’.

To burn ISO in this mode, run:

‘MBR’, ‘GPT’ and ‘GPTNTFS’ modes utilize Windows UEFI bootloader from the ISO file, with Secure Boot support.

UEFI Boot with NTFS Partition and uefi-ntfs bootloader

A special ‘gpt+uefintfs’ mode uses uefi-ntfs bootloader from Rufus project. Windows2usb creates 2 partitions in this mode, small 1 MiB FAT32 partition with uefi-ntfs and huge NTFS partition with ISO data.

This mode was included earlier to work with installation disks where install.wim file is greater than 4 GiB, but since then split WIM file functionality was introduced, and now this mode may be considered obsolete.

This mode does not support Secure Boot (uefi-ntfs bootloader is not signed by Microsoft or other trusted party).

WoeUSB—uses GRUB for BIOS Boot.
bootiso—supports Windows and Linux ISOs.
Ventoy—Booting multi-tool with brilliant support of Windows ISO direct loading.

This script uses:

• lsblk and sfdisk from util-linux
• ms-sys for native Windows 7 MBR and NTFS bootloaders
• p7zip for ISO extraction
• autofsync to prevent filesystem bufferbloat and properly show copying progress (AppImage only)
• wimlib to split large install.wim files to fit FAT32 partition

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Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11 ISO to Flash Drive burning utility for Linux (MBR/GPT, BIOS/UEFI, FAT32/NTFS)

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Программы для записи образа на флешку Linux

Запись образа на флешку — очень частая задача для тех, кто ещё пытаете выбрать дистрибутив или тестирует новые версии Linux. В Windows мы привыкли к Rufus — это одна из самых лучших, интуитивно понятных и наиболее популярных утилит для записи образов дисков на USB-флешку. Она по праву считается лучшей и используется довольно часто. Но, к сожалению, нет версии этой программы для Linux; если вы новичок и хотите записать образ на флешку, то можете столкнуться с проблемой, чем это можно сделать.

На самом деле в операционной системе Linux есть свои программы для записи образа на флешку Linux, и их достаточно много. В этой статье мы рассмотрим лучшие аналоги Rufus для Linux, а также как ими пользоваться для решения своих задач. Сразу перейдём к списку.

Если вы уже пытались спрашивать на форумах, как записать образ на флешку в Ubuntu, то, наверное, уже слышали совет использовать утилиту dd. Это простая консольная утилита, которая позволяет побайтово переносить данные из одного места в другое, например из файла на флешку.

Несмотря на свою простоту она очень популярна среди опытных пользователей Linux, поскольку может правильно записать данные в большинстве случаев. Использовать эту утилиту очень просто. Нужно указать файл образа откуда будут скопированы данные и раздел на вашей флешке, например:

/ваш_образ.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=5M

Обратите внимание, что есть два возможных способа записи образа на флешку с помощью dd. Это непосредственно на флешку /dev/sdc или на раздел флешки — /dev/sdc1. Обычно работает первый вариант, но вы можете попробовать и второй. Запись образа на флешку займет определённое время, так что вам придется подождать.

После завершения копирования флешка будет готовка к работе. Но это далеко не все способы записи образа на диск, есть программы с графическим интерфейсом, полноценные аналоги Rufus Linux.

2. Unetbootin

Unetbootin — это графическая утилита с открытым исходным кодом для записи образа на USB-флешку. Работает она совсем по-другому. В отличие от dd, здесь флешка должна быть примонтирована к системе и отформатирована в правильную файловую систему. Утилита распакует содержимое образа на флешку, а затем добавит необходимые флаги раздела и установит загрузчик, чтобы всё работало так, как нужно.

Вы можете выбрать образ из файловой системы или скачать систему автоматически через интернет. Кроме того, вы можете записывать образы дискеты, а также жестких дисков. Еще можно оставить свободное место на флешке, чтобы в будущем записать туда файлы. Это отличная альтернатива Rufus Linux и используется она настолько же часто, как и Rufus в Windows.

Установить программу можно из официальных репозиториев. В Ubuntu для установки наберите:

sudo apt install unetbootin

3. Etcher

Это следующее поколение программ для записи образа на флешку Linux. Etcher — утилита с открытым исходным кодом, которая может работать в Windows, Linux и Mac OS. Но её выгодно отличает ещё одна особенность — это современный графический интерфейс.

Утилита работает очень просто. Сначала вы выбираете образ диска, который нужно записать, потом флешку, а затем просто нажимаете кнопку Записать (Flash!). Программа сделает всё сама. Она новая, поэтому её ещё нет в официальных репозиториях, но вы можете найти портативный образ AppImage на официальном сайте.

4. Ventoy

Это утилита, которая позволяет записать образ на флешку не очень стандартным образом. Вам достаточно просто установить программу на флешку, а затем скопировать туда же образ с нужным дистрибутивом. Программа сама разберется как его запустить и какие параметры передать чтобы все работало. Очень удобно. Графического интерфейса у программы нет, но он и не нужен, установку можно выполнить с помощью терминала, а затем копировать нужные образы в файловом менеджере. Более подробно об этой и следующей программе можно прочитать в этой статье.

5. Multisystem

Еще одна утилита с открытым исходным кодом. Она тоже позволяет записывать несколько образов операционных систем на флешку. Всё выполняется быстро и просто. Берёте флешку, выбираете её в программе, далее выбираете несколько образов и записываете их.

Перед тем, как будут добавлены образы, программа установит загрузчик Grub2 на флешку, так что будьте аккуратны при выборе флешки, иначе можно и повредить жёсткий диск.

После этого нам остаётся записать образы и можно пользоваться. Кроме этого, в утилите есть множество настроек загрузчика Grub и Brug, резервное копирование и восстановление флешки, а также поддержка загрузки нужных вам образов из интернета.

6. Gnome MultiWriter

Утилита Gnome MultiWriter — это небольшая программа, разработанная в рамках проекта Gnome. Она позволяет записывать один ISO образ сразу на несколько носителей. Интерфейс программы предельно простой, но свою функцию она отлично выполняет. Для её установки в Ubuntu выполните:

sudo apt install gnome-multi-writer

Выводы

Вот и всё. Мы рассмотрели лучшие аналоги Rufus Linux, с помощью каждой из этих программ вы сможете записать свой образ на USB-флешку. В большинстве случаев всё работает достаточно хорошо. Я для своих целей использую либо dd, либо Unetbootin. А какие программы для записи ISO на флешку Linux используете вы? Напишите в комментариях!

На десерт видео о том, как пользоваться одной из самых популярных программ — Unetbootin:

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How to Create a Bootable Windows 10 USB in Linux

Brief: This tutorial shows you how to create a bootable Windows 10 USB in Linux with and without a GUI tool called WoeUSB.

I have talked a lot about creating bootable USB of Linux in Windows. How about the other way round? How about creating a bootable Windows 10 USB in Linux?

If you are uninstalling Linux from dual boot or if you want to reinstall Windows completely or you simply want to have a Windows installation disk ready, you’ll need a bootable Windows 10 USB or DVD.

In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to create a Windows 10 bootable USB in Linux. I am using Ubuntu for this tutorial but the steps should be valid for other Linux distributions as well.

There are two ways to do that and I have discussed both in this tutorial.

• The first method is mounting the ISO image of Windows to a USB disk formatted in ExFAT system. This works most of the times but there could be instances where it wouldn’t boot.
• The second method is to use a tool like Ventoy. It creates a UEFI compatible bootable disk.

If you want to use WoeUSB graphical tool for creating Windows bootable USB, you can jump to that section directly. Personally, I don’t recommend WoeUSB.

Creating a Bootable Windows 10 USB in Linux

Prerequisite: Get Microsoft Windows 10 ISO and a USB of at least 8 GB in size

You can download Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft’s website. You have to specify the Windows 10 version, language and then you should see the link to download Windows 10.

Note that the Windows 10 ISO download link is valid for 24 hours only. So use a download manager in Linux to download the

5-6 GB file and finish it within 24 hours only.

Since the ISO and its content are more than 4 GB in size, I recommend a USB of at least 8 GB in size.

I have also made a video of this tutorial so that you can see the steps in action.

Step 2: Properly format the USB for creating bootable Windows USB

Insert your USB. You have to format it so make sure that you don’t have important data on the USB key.

In Ubuntu, press Super key (Windows key) and search for ‘Disks’. You have to use this tool to format the USB key.

In the Disks tool, make sure to select your USB drive and hit format.

It will ask to choose a partitioning scheme. It could be either MBR or GPT. Select one of them and hit Format.

It will show you a warning that you data will be erased.

The formatting of USB is not over yet. Now, you need to create a partition on the newly formatted USB.

Select the entire USB disk as the partition size.

Give a name to your USB and hit Create button.

Once done, your USB should be automatically mounted. It is now ready for creating bootable Windows 10 USB disk.

Files larger than 4 GB?

Newer Windows 10 ISO might have files larger than 4GB. In that case, FAT filesystem won’t work as it doesn’t allow a single file of size greater than 4 GB.

You should then format the USB in ExFAT format. This newer format allows files bigger than 4 GB.

Step 3: Copy the content of the ISO to USB

Now it’s time to copy the content of the Windows 10 ISO to the newly formatted USB.

You may ask, Abhishek, there is only one file and that is the ISO file itself. What are you talking about?

ISO is basically an archive format and you can see it’s content like any zip file in Linux. But to do that, you need to use ‘Disk Image Mounter’ tool that is installed by default in Ubuntu.

Go to your Windows 10 ISO, select it and right click on it. Now select ‘Open with other application’.

In the applications list, select Disk Image Mounter:

The ISO will be mounted. You may not see it in the left sidebar but if you click on the Other Locations, you should see it. Click on it to enter this mounted ISO folder.

You’ll see its content. All you need to do is to select all the files (Ctrl+A), copy it (Ctrl+C) and paste it in the USB drive (Ctrl+V).

Wait for the copying process to finish as it may take some time in copying 4-5 GB of data. Once it’s done, you have a bootable Windows 10 USB in your hand. Take out the USB and use it to any system you want, restart the system and change the boot settings to boot from the USB.

Method 2: Create bootable Windows 10 USB using Ventoy

Ventoy is an open source tool for making live USBs. You can use it to create a multi-boot USB, persistent Linux live USB and bootable Windows USB.

I find Ventoy an unorthodox tool. It is slightly tricky to use and this is the reason I am writing this step-by-step tutorial.

Step 1: Prepare your USB drive

Ventoy formats the USB disk while creating the bootable disk. However, I noticed it failed to do so for an already bootable Linux disk. For this reason, I advise you to format the USB disk before you proceed further.

Plug in and then format the USB disk. You can do that by right-clicking on the mounted disk and then selecting the format option.

It doesn’t matter which filesystem you choose during formatting. It will be formatted again by Ventoy in the later steps.

Once it is formatted, keep it plugged in and go on to the next step of installing Ventoy.

Step 2: Download and install Ventoy on Linux

Ventoy is a mix of GUI and CLI tool. It can be used on any Linux distribution. Download Ventoy for Linux from the release page of its GitHub repository.

You’ll find the .tar.gz file with Linux in its name. This is the file you should download.

Once downloaded, extract the tar gz file. Simply right click on it and extract it.

Go inside the extracted folder, and you’ll find a few scripts in it. You need to run one named VentoyWeb.sh. To do that, you’ll have to use the command line.

Now if you are familiar with Linux command line, I presume that you can easily find your way to the file by using the cd command.

Alternatively, you can use the “open in terminal” feature of the file manager to open the location in a terminal.

Once you are in the correct directory in the terminal, use the following command to run Ventoy:

Ventoy runs inside a browser. It will give you the URL when you run it. Copy this URL and paste it in a browser.

It will open a web page with Ventoy running in it and if the USB is already plugged in, it should recognize it. If not, press the refresh button.

Step 3: Use Ventoy to create bootable Windows 10 USB disk

Though Ventoy has the option to create a bootable disk with secure boot, it is experimental and may not work.

Considering you are going for a UEFI installation, it will be wise use GPT for partitioning scheme.

Once things are set, hit the install button. It will show you a couple of obligatory warnings. If the installation completes successfully, you should see a success message.

Note: If you do not see Ventoy disk mounted after the successful installation, please plug out the USB and then plug it in again.

When you hit the install button, it creates two partitions on the USB disk.

• VTOYEFI: A small partition for the UEFI files.
• Ventoy: A big, empty partition in ExFAT format where you’ll copy the ISO image.

Yes. That’s what you need to do. Copy the ISO image of the Windows 10 into the bigger ExFAT partition on the USB disk.

Once the copying finishes, DO NOT RUSH to plug out the USB just yet. Click on the unmount option from the file manager. Chances are that some files are still being written and it may show an error message.

Wait for a few more minutes and you should see a message that it is safe to remove the disk. Now you can unplug it and use it on whichever system you want.

Step 4: Using the bootable Windows 10 disk

Alright! You are almost there. Plug in your bootable Windows USB you created in the previous section. Start the computer and go to the BIOS setting by using the F2/F10 or F12 key at the time you see the logo of your computer’s manufacturer.

In here, look for the secure boot settings and disable it. If the secure boot is enabled, chances are that your system won’t allow you to boot from the USB disk (to secure your system and data at boot time).

After disabling the secure boot, go into the boot order and then choose the UEFI USB Disk to boot from. Some systems will give this option after you press F12 or F10 button.

It takes a couple of minutes to start the Windows disk. You should see a screen like this and it will give you the option to repair boot or install Windows.

I think you can take things from here. Enjoy it 🙂

You can also watch a video of creating Windows 10 bootable USB. Do subscribe to our YouTube channel for more Linux videos:

Let’s see how to create a bootable Windows 10 USB in Ubuntu and other Linux distribution.

Step 1: Install WoeUSB application

WoeUSB is a free and open source application for creating Windows 10 bootable USB. It is actually a fork of WinUSB tool that has been discontinued now.

Ubuntu and other Ubuntu-based Linux distributions such as Linux Mint, elementary OS etc have a PPA available. You can use the command below to install WoeUSB:

For other Linux distributions, you can check out the source code from the GitHub repository:

Step 2: Format USB drive

Now, plug in your USB key. You’ll have to format it first. I presume you know how to format a USB key in your Linux distribution.

Ubuntu users can simply right click on the USB and click format.

The important part here is that you should format it in NTFS:

Note: If you use Fat 32 file system for formatting, you may encounter the error below later on:

Step 3: Using WoeUSB to create bootable Windows 10

We have everything ready for us now. Start WoeUSB program.

Browse to the downloaded Windows 10 ISO file and select the USB drive on which you want to install it. Just click on Install to begin the process.

Note that it may take up to 15 minutes in creating the Windows 10 USB. Don’t get fooled by the ‘done’ on the screen.

That’s it. You should see a success message.

Step 4: Using Windows 10 bootable USB

Once the bootable USB is ready, restart your system. At boot time, press F2 or F10 or F12 repeatedly to go to the boot settings. In here, select to boot from USB.

You’ll see that Windows 10 is being booted and it gives you the option to install or repair your system. You know what to do now from here.

I hope you find this tutorial useful for creating bootable USB of Windows 10 in Linux . If you have questions or suggestions, please feel free leave a comment.

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