This is for linux beginners, simple how-to create bootable usb from terminal. DD command takes input and duplicate it, and it's exactly what we need.
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Tutorial za linux pocetnike, kako napraviti butabilni USB iz terminala. KoristeciDDkomandu, koja pravi duplikat zeljenog fajla.
1. Full Command Explained
$ sudo dd if=Ubuntu.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=8M status=progress && sync -
sudo- give you root access -
dd- command to duplicate disk -
if- name of file you want to write -
of- name of USB device -
bs- size of bytes to write at a time -
status- show status progress during duplication -
sync- synchronize writes
2. Fill Device With Zero (optional)
If you have some damaged fields on USB, fill it with zero first:
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=8M status=progress && sync -
zero- will delete everything on USB, including partitions - Run
dd zeroBEFORE you write file to USB - If you need to make a new partition, take a look at FDISK tutorial
3. Make Process Automatic (for future use)
- Symlink script in /bin/ folder to make it available within the system
ln -s /path/to/writeusb.sh /bin/writeusb - Change download folder to any folder you want
#!/bin/bash # Check Root User if [ $(id -u) != "0" ]; then echo -e "$W"" You must have root access to run this script!\n"$RS" " sleep 1 exit fi # Banner echo -e ----------------------------------- echo -e Write USB Script echo -e ----------------------------------- # Define Functions function list_usb_devices() { lsblk -l | grep sd } function clean_usb() { sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=$DEV bs=8M status=progress && sync } function write_usb() { sudo dd if=$NAME of=$DEV bs=8M status=progress && sync } # Define Working Directory DIR=~/Downloads cd "$DIR" #DEV="/dev/sdb" # To define USB device name # Start Script echo -e "Please find USB device name (example: /dev/sdb)" list_usb_devices echo -e -n "Please enter USB device name: " read DEV # remove this lines if you hardcoded usb device name clear && sleep 1 echo -e "Your USB device name is: "$DEV" " echo -e "Your Working Folder Is: "$DIR" " echo -e -n "Enter a name of file to write: " read NAME echo -e -n "Do you want to fill USB with zero? (y/n): " read ANSWZERO if [ "$ANSWZERO" == "y" ] || [ "$ANSWZERO" == "Y" ]; then echo -e -n "Do you want to write USB after zero-ing? (y/n): " read AFTZERO if [ "$AFTZERO" == "y" ] || [ "$AFTZERO" == "Y" ]; then clean_usb; write_usb && echo -e "Process Finished!" else clean_usb && echo -e "Process Finished!" fi else echo -e -n "Do you want to write file to USB? (y/n): " read WRITE if [ "$WRITE" == "y" ] || [ "$WRITE" == "Y" ]; then write_usb && echo -e "Process Finished!" fi fi 
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