How to Create Bootable USB Drive on Ubuntu / Linux Mint!

There are several 3rd party applications that helps you turn the ISO file into a Bootable USB disk. With a Bootable drive, you can not only install distro applications, you can also use the disk to test the desktop experience of Ubuntu without needing to meddle with your computer’s configuration or even help in fixing any configuration issues. In this article, we’ll show you how to create a bootable USB flash drive on Ubuntu / Linux Mint.

There are many tools available, and we are going to discuss about the Startup Disk Creator.

Startup Disk Creator is a utility that is readily available with Ubuntu to help you create bootable disks easily. Whenever we install Ubuntu and Linux Mint then this installed automatically as part of default tools. Refer the beneath steps to Create Bootable USB stick or DVD using startup Disk Creator

Step: 1) Insert the USB disk / DVD into your computer

Step:2 ) Open the Start Disk Creator application in Ubuntu

Step:3 ) Once the application is launched, it automatically looks for any ISO file in your Downloads folder and lists that ISO file in the Source image area of the utility,

If you want to choose another ISO file, click “Other” button to open the file and select the ISO you need.

The USB flash drive or DVD whichever is connected to your computer is also automatically detected and placed in the “Disk to Use” section.

If not, Click “Other” button to choose the desired disk in which a bootable disk need to be created

Once everything is set, select “Make Startup disk” button to create the bootable disk.