Using cat (with progress) su cat /path/to/endeavouros-x86_64.iso | pv > /dev/ sdX To write the Live Install image to your USB run the following command: sudo dd bs=4M if=/path/to/endeavouros-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdX conv=fsync oflag=direct status=progressīut indeed Linux has possibilities without ending: Note: the USB drive may not be mounted when writing an ISO to it! So make sure you umount it first: sudo umount /dev/sdX To view a list of all drives currently attached to your system run this command: sudo fdisk -lĪnother command to show information about the drives: lsblk -f The most common path of a USB drive is /dev/sdb BUT yours might be different depending on your system. NOTE: The USB drive is specified as /dev/sdx and not /dev/sdxX. Just change the paths to the correct paths for your system. The dd command will almost always result in a working Live USB. We are going to focus on only the two recommended methods which are dd from the command line and SUSE Image Writer from the GUI. There are many methods of creating Live USB images using Linux. Some of the more widely known utilities that fall into this category are: For best results, it is recommended that you NOT use these types of utilities to create your Live USB. There are workarounds to fix the failure but that is beyond the scope of this article. Some USB Writing utilities alter the labels of the partitions included in the ISO image.

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