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1 • dd (by Brad on 2024-01-22 01:30:17 GMT from United States)
I like dd because of the visual feedback mentioned above. In much the same way, I like verbose boot/shutdown messages, which give me an extra level of "comfort".
This behavior is in stark contrast to Windows, which presents me with a spinning matrix of six dots going round and round, until I'm quite dizzy and uninformed.
: - )
2 • writing to usb (by gogs on 2024-01-22 01:41:01 GMT from Australia)
I use gnome-disks.
select disk, format it from the menu.
same menu is restore image..... done
3 • Writing to thumb drives (by Sam Crawford on 2024-01-22 01:43:33 GMT from United States)
I use Mintstick if I'm using linux. It's available as a .deb file and is in the Debian repositories. I usually use it with Debian.
If I'm using Windows, I use Rufus as it works well.
4 • Writing image to USB drives (by Reyfer on 2024-01-22 01:54:17 GMT from Venezuela)
I used to use Etcher, but since I found Ventoy that is all I use
5 • Image writing (by DaveW on 2024-01-22 03:05:53 GMT from United States)
I used Brasero until I found Ventoy, so now a simple copy from the file manager is all that is needed. Brasero, cp, and None (since I'm not actually creating a bootable USB drive) all seem to be valid options.
6 • Stick (by Friar Tux on 2024-01-22 03:33:49 GMT from Canada)
I voted "Other" since I use the default program on Linux Mint. It hasn't let me down yet. I used to use it once or twice a week though I've slowed down a bit.
7 • Media writing (by pengxuin on 2024-01-22 03:46:13 GMT from New Zealand)
Distro native USB program ( isodumper ).
options include:
Create a backup image of the USB partition.
Format- multiple files systems offered.
Write an image to USB.
Create user writable partition after image ( persistence partition ).
checks image after write ( shasum3 ).
Desktop native Optical writer.
As I am comfortable with multiple DEs, writer doesn't matter, provided it does as advertised on the tin.
8 • @3 Writing to thumb drives (by Sam Crawford) (by Terry on 2024-01-22 03:58:35 GMT from United States)
I also use Rufus in Windows and works great! Used it for years and never fails and very useful flexible features.
9 • Ventoy (by TryVbox on 2024-01-22 05:22:28 GMT from United States)
I'm surprised you didn't include Ventoy.
It's been VERY popular lately. Great features.
10 • antiX has a vastly superior live USB writer (by Andy Prough on 2024-01-22 05:27:48 GMT from United States)
I use antiX Live USB creator for all my ISO writing. It's just simply better than any other tool in my experience. I think MX has the same Live USB creation tool.
11 • Solus OS (by Mike on 2024-01-22 06:44:04 GMT from The Netherlands)
I have been using Solus for several years now and I have never experienced the daily crashes you report in your review. And I have used it on several different computers and laptops. I am curious on how that is possible.
12 • iso writing (by peer on 2024-01-22 07:02:44 GMT from The Netherlands)
I use "KDE Iso Image Writer". It is simple and does what it is supposed to do. I also use the dd command sometimes.
13 • Suse Studio Imagewriter (by Luca on 2024-01-22 07:22:53 GMT from Italy)
On Manjaro, I use SUSE Studio Imagewriter (package: imagewriter) to write ISO/IMG images.
14 • ddrescue (by Udo on 2024-01-22 07:37:37 GMT from Germany)
My default command to write an .iso is this:
~# ddrescue /tmp/xyz.img -f /dev/sdb
Why? I like the output and I do use ddrescue the other way around, to _read_ a stick - as this is where it shines :-)
15 • ISO (by fenglengshun on 2024-01-22 07:46:16 GMT from Indonesia)
I only use Fedora Media Writer or Ventoy. Usually just Ventoy, until I find something that doesn't work on Ventoy (generally immutable distro). I install Fedora Media Writer from Flatpak and Ventoy from Nix so that it'd update automatically.
16 • Image Writer Choice (by Steve Pepperridge on 2024-01-22 08:01:12 GMT from Romania)
currently my preferred image writer is Balena Etcher, but i did try Ventoy before, and, before using Etcher i used Mint's image writer app.
17 • ISO writing (by Alessandro di Roma on 2024-01-22 08:22:44 GMT from Italy)
I wrote a line:
alias dd='dd bs=4M status=progress conv=fdatasync'
in my ~/.bash_aliases file, so if= and of= are enough.
18 • Creating bootable media (by Hank on 2024-01-22 08:54:42 GMT from Germany)
After some very annoying fails both on copying images to USB stick and Imagingte/moving to a new drive I have returned to DD.
Remembering the vast majority of available tools use DD in the background, just have a fancy make up on top. the GUI.
19 • https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20240122#qa (by Irgendeiner on 2024-01-22 08:55:42 GMT from Switzerland)
This comment is plain wrong.
Writing flash media with dd is very old style.
"cp myfile.bin /dev/sdX" is faster and more stable.
20 • Copying ISO (by Adrien Linuxtricks on 2024-01-22 09:35:21 GMT from France)
I use pv to copy ISO in media.
Faster than dd (as fast as cat) but with progress bar
21 • Bootable media (by DachshundMan on 2024-01-22 09:37:02 GMT from United Kingdom)
I voted for Balena because that is what I used to write the memory card when I last installed my RPi as I was doing it whilst working in Windows on a program not available in Linux. In the past I have used both Unetbootin and dd. Also, as I am normally using Linux Mint I have the built in "USB Image Writer". Personally I have no real preference.
22 • Ventoy (by Giulio on 2024-01-22 10:23:38 GMT from Italy)
I use ventoy so i can fit more than 1 iso per usb-key, and even other OSes. Then a simple file manager to copy the iso.
23 • Solus 4.5 (by White on 2024-01-22 10:29:23 GMT from Poland)
Using Solus for years now, best rolling release distro out there.
24 • Solus (by Sed on 2024-01-22 11:34:50 GMT from Greece)
I was considering a move to Solus and now I wonder whether I should wait to make sure it has the stability expected. Solus started with so much potential and then started having problems that affected its course. I hope it gains momentum again.
25 • writing isos (by Dave Postles on 2024-01-22 11:56:45 GMT from United Kingdom)
I use dd for writing to usb drive. I use K3B for writing to dvd.
26 • .iso copy (by kc1di on 2024-01-22 12:06:02 GMT from United States)
There are several good tools to copy and make live usb sticks.
one not mentioned yet is DDcopy used on PClinuxOS. It is a graphical front end for the dd comand and does a good job of making live usb sticks.
Also Mint has it own usb maker which works well. There are so many ways to do this task that a newbie may be confused. I usually recommend Etcher for new users as i have found that Rufus which seems to be the go to app in Windows seems to create problems when burning .iso files.
In any event there are enough easy to use methods to make using dd it self rather complicated for newer users.
27 • Ventoy, slow recognized at Windows (by Jan on 2024-01-22 12:24:23 GMT from The Netherlands)
Ventoy is very handy.
However at using it at Windows on my PC's, it takes circa 10 minutes before the USB-stick is recognized. During this time, any program related to USB is also delayed. At 16-bit behaviour disabled I even got BSOD.
I think it has something to do with the presence of a small FAT16-partition. Another program to make bootable USB-sticks, also making a small FAT16-partition, gave the same problem-behaviour.
After recognizing the USB-stick the PC-behaviour is normal/good again.
Anyone the same problem or a solution (PS I enabled 16-bit behaviour).
28 • USBimager (by Cranky Den on 2024-01-22 12:58:08 GMT from Canada)
USBimager is a nice, low-memory, no-frills GUI to write disk images to devices. I've used it to write ISO's to flash drives and floppy disk images to floppies.
The bs option in dd can have a tremendous impact on write speed. Typically bs=4M (or higher) will write much faster than the default of 512. YMMV
29 • Solus reliability/stability (by Uncle Slacky on 2024-01-22 14:22:53 GMT from France)
I've been using Solus for about 5 years now, never had a crash of the kind you describe. I suspect it might be a hardware issue. HP laptops (especially "commodity" ones) don't have a great reputation.
30 • Tool used to write ISO files (by Albert on 2024-01-22 14:45:17 GMT from United States)
I generally use Mintstick for that
.
31 • Writing isos to thumbdrive (by Don on 2024-01-22 16:29:17 GMT from Canada)
I use Ventoy. Copy the iso from the file manager to it. Very easy.
32 • ISO writing (by npaladin2000 on 2024-01-22 17:05:09 GMT from United States)
Another Ventoy here, really should have been in the poll. Doesn't help much with IMG files (like Batocera or Steam's recovery media) but it can't be beat for ISOs: once Ventoy is installed, just drag and drop your ISOs on the USB stick and you're done.
33 • writing multiple ISO/IMG files to one bootable USB thumb drive (by Simon Wainscott-Plaistowe on 2024-01-22 18:07:04 GMT from New Zealand)
I answered "other" in the poll since Ventoy isn't listed therein. It's an open-source tool for writing multiple ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files to one bootable USB stick. Simply boot from the stick then choose from a menu of the available files.
34 • Ventoy (by SadSack on 2024-01-22 23:07:12 GMT from United States)
I started using Ventoy after someone mentioned it here about a year ago. It’s so easy I don’t bother with anything else anymore.
35 • Writing ISO (by Rob on 2024-01-22 23:17:46 GMT from United States)
EtchDroid on Android. I've been using it for years.
36 • #17 Interesting alias (by vmc on 2024-01-23 01:02:02 GMT from United States)
Thanks for sharing your alias of 'dd'. I'm going to try it.
I don't use 'dd' very often, usually I use Ventoy, but I will diffidently try your alias
37 • Bootable USB (by Vinfall on 2024-01-23 01:46:27 GMT from Singapore)
Another shot for Ventoy. It's more than just a customizable ISO loader.
With plugins, you can also boot Linux vDisk(VHD/VDI/RAW, not VHDX though), WIM (alternative Windows/PE image format), and have (optional) persistent storage for Live CD. It even has a spinoff project named iVentoy to boot OS wirelessly (enhanced PXE alternative).
38 • Sound issues (by Chris on 2024-01-23 05:28:20 GMT from New Zealand)
The prior edition of AV Linux worked with sound, but the latest doesn't. It is the same for Linux Mint LMDE 6. A good fallback demonstrating your hardware is OK and everything can work is the latest Watt operating system that works well once Pulse sound settings are made. I think the main problem is the default setting Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output continually dominating , and not allowing other settings like Stereo Duplex. There is also conflict with Pulse with Configuration only accessible with pavucontrol, that then with Sound settings defaults back to Digital Stereo. The simpler operating systems like Watt seem to interpret the correct settings.
39 • Writing to media (by zetamacs on 2024-01-23 15:08:24 GMT from United States)
It's funny how habits can stick around long after they're necessary.
dd is my go-to not because you can't do things any other way (and probably more safely), but because:
1. All my Unix-like systems have it
2. I'm used to it
... And that's about it.
Yeah, I've nuked a disk like so many others have by being careless. I took that as a warning and used the program more carefully ever since, rather than seeking out different software to do the same thing.
40 • dd vs. other utilities (by Dan on 2024-01-23 15:25:45 GMT from Israel)
I feel obligated to mention something I found years ago online:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/224314
41 • Utility to write iso/img (by GTC on 2024-01-23 16:38:23 GMT from Uruguay)
I voted other because I use a few of them:
I use ventoy for multi images in pendrives.
I use rufus when in windows
I use balena etcher sometimes for a single image, probably in a hurry or testing something.
I use dd for some isos that are not playing well with the aforementioned.
If and when I need them on optical media for some resason, I use k3b or Brasero.
That said, I used UNetBootin in the past, left it behind because of ventoy. Never tried cp or cat because I believe dd is better for such a task. The problem with dd is that it has bad reputation. All this "Disk Distroyer" and other things. Actually, dd never failed me, it just require paying attention to what you try to do. That's it.
42 • Comparing dd and cp (by Ben on 2024-01-23 19:33:34 GMT from United States)
One wrinkle I've never worked out is using dd (instead of cp) when copying a directory tree's worth of source files to a USB flash drive. dd is really only able to handle singles. And cp is horrible if the tree of files has tons of tiny files (in my case just .c and .h). A directory worth of 30meg total could take over an hour with cp-ing those tiny files
I tried following this for find and mkdir. It has fallen down everything I've tried
https://askubuntu.com/questions/122857/can-i-copy-large-files-faster-without-using-the-file-cache
I've resorted to doing geniso on the directory and copying the 30 meg file over to the USB. It takes mere seconds and I can mount the iso on the target computer and view the sources without much pain.
43 • pv (by mandatory on 2024-01-24 17:52:32 GMT from United States)
@20 I also just use pv, after many years of dd
a strange coincidence that a couple of laptops died when powering on with a ventoy stick, so obviously the chinese are after me...
44 • XeroLinux (by Cranky Den on 2024-01-24 19:11:42 GMT from Canada)
I think what XeroLinux is doing is good...why reinvent the wheel. I'm guessing a lot a distros, especially the Debian-based ones, could do the same.
45 • Ventoy (by Jay on 2024-01-24 19:59:49 GMT from United States)
tried VentoyWeb, really cool. feature request: I carry a lot of isos, so I would like to see upscroll flip to last image, not just downscroll and also letters to jump to first name begins with letter.
46 • Writing live memory sticks (by MXgogo on 2024-01-24 23:28:07 GMT from South Africa)
Usually use Balena or MX's Live USB maker. Intrigued now by Ventoy - the FAQs etc have sharpened my understanding of ambiguity in the term "persistence". What I want is a utility that can create a bootable OS partition. say 10GB on the stick and copy/install (dd?) the ISO/IMG into that, allowing the rest of the say-32GB stick to be partitioned and formatted as ext4 for regular use as data storage or even as /home. Is this possible with dd? In other words, escape from ISO9660? Ventoy sounds close.
47 • Light WM? (by QuoVadis on 2024-01-25 10:20:24 GMT from United States)
Please take a look at these 6 screenshots first.
MX Linux Fluxbox:
https://i.postimg.cc/zGzj3xCG/MX-23-2-fluxbox-1.png
https://i.postimg.cc/Hxy0FRgB/MX-23-2-fluxbox-2.png
https://i.postimg.cc/X78KM9RS/MX-23-2-fluxbox-3.png
Bunsen Labs Linux OpenBox:
https://i.postimg.cc/g0f8ysZR/bunsenlabs-boron-1-240123-1.png
https://i.postimg.cc/JhBBhX2h/bunsenlabs-boron-1-240123-2.png
https://i.postimg.cc/9FFR7KnK/bunsenlabs-boron-1-240123-3.png
So, what's the point? Diversity for diversity's sake?
I only added Cerebro to compensate for the lack of a global search and application launcher like in Fedora Gnome.
48 • Writing ISOs (by Steven on 2024-01-25 11:35:55 GMT from Austria)
I usually use GNU `dd` (with the `status=progress` option), but recently I started to use
this USB Imager: https://gitlab.com/bztsrc/usbimager .
I also started to use Ventoy for live ISOs, which means I don't write them, but copy them to the proper folder on the pendrive.
49 • Utility I use to write ISO/IMG files to media: (by James on 2024-01-25 12:13:27 GMT from United States)
No one love Etcher. Odd, Etcher came in highest of those listed, but behind other and none.
50 • Etcher unloved (by littlebigbrother on 2024-01-25 15:08:00 GMT from Germany)
Wasn't Balena Etcher caught phoning home?
51 • Writing IMG/ISO (by OldTimer2 on 2024-01-25 21:16:36 GMT from United Kingdom)
I burn a lot of USB sticks.
I like the CLI so my choice is ddrescue
It just works and picks up any minor errors in the media, etc
52 • Apparently someone forgot to remember about Balena Etcher... (by RoestVrijStaal on 2024-01-25 23:48:13 GMT from The Netherlands)
Balena Etcher is spyware.
See
- https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/issues/1718 "etcher spies on the user without consent, and transmits the spying results unencrypted"
- https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/issues/2057 "etcher spies on the user without consent"
- https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/issues/2497 "Etcher 1.4.4 Ignores Privacy Setting"
- https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/issues/2977 "Etcher secretly spies on the user without consent."
USBImager from https://gitlab.com/bztsrc/usbimager is a better tool. Also the size of USBImager is amazingly thin compared to Balena Etcher.
53 • Ventoy and Rosa (by John on 2024-01-26 02:01:14 GMT from Canada)
Ventoy is king now - format a USB hard drive with it then load up as many ISO files as you want. However, before Ventoy and still occasionally, I've always has the best luck with Rosa Image Writer.
54 • poll (by Dolphin Oracle on 2024-01-26 13:26:46 GMT from United States)
went with dd as its the ancient standard. the image writer mode of mx-live-usb-maker puts sanity checks on top of the dd utility, so hopefully users avoid nuking their disks. that has *cough* never happened to me
55 • Whatever gets the job done (by José Arrogantio on 2024-01-26 18:34:23 GMT from Denmark)
I'll use whatever gui (often don't have the patience for command line) is available on the machine - unless it's Balena Etcher. My daily driver is MX, it comes with one of the better tools.
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| • Issue 1143 (2025-10-13): openSUSE 16.0 Leap, safest source for new applications, Redox introduces performance improvements, TrueNAS Connect available for testing, Flatpaks do not work on Ubuntu 25.10, Kamarada plans to switch its base, Solus enters new epoch, Frugalware discontinued |
| • Issue 1142 (2025-10-06): Linux Kamarada 15.6, managing ZIP files with SQLite, F-Droid warns of impact of Android lockdown, Alpine moves ahead with merged /usr, Cinnamon gets a redesigned application menu |
| • Issue 1141 (2025-09-29): KDE Linux and GNOME OS, finding mobile flavours of Linux, Murena to offer phones with kill switches, Redox OS running on a smartphone, Artix drops GNOME |
| • Issue 1140 (2025-09-22): NetBSD 10.1, avoiding AI services, AlmaLinux enables CRB repository, Haiku improves disk access performance, Mageia addresses service outage, GNOME 49 released, Linux introduces multikernel support |
| • Issue 1139 (2025-09-15): EasyOS 7.0, Linux and central authority, FreeBSD running Plasma 6 on Wayland, GNOME restores X11 support temporarily, openSUSE dropping BCacheFS in new kernels |
| • Issue 1138 (2025-09-08): Shebang 25.8, LibreELEC 12.2.0, Debian GNU/Hurd 2025, the importance of software updates, AerynOS introduces package sets, postmarketOS encourages patching upstream, openSUSE extends Leap support, Debian refreshes Trixie media |
| • Issue 1137 (2025-09-01): Tribblix 0m37, malware scanners flagging Linux ISO files, KDE introduces first-run setup wizard, CalyxOS plans update prior to infrastructure overhaul, FreeBSD publishes status report |
| • Issue 1136 (2025-08-25): CalyxOS 6.8.20, distros for running containers, Arch Linux website under attack,illumos Cafe launched, CachyOS creates web dashboard for repositories |
| • Issue 1135 (2025-08-18): Debian 13, Proton, WINE, Wayland, and Wayback, Debian GNU/Hurd 2025, KDE gets advanced Liquid Glass, Haiku improves authentication tools |
| • Issue 1134 (2025-08-11): Rhino Linux 2025.3, thoughts on malware in the AUR, Fedora brings hammered websites back on-line, NetBSD reveals features for version 11, Ubuntu swaps some command line tools for 25.10, AlmaLinux improves NVIDIA support |
| • Issue 1133 (2025-08-04): Expirion Linux 6.0, running Plasma on Linux Mint, finding distros which support X11, Debian addresses 22 year old bug, FreeBSD discusses potential issues with pkgbase, CDE ported to OpenBSD, Btrfs corruption bug hitting Fedora users, more malware found in Arch User Repository |
| • Issue 1132 (2025-07-28): deepin 25, wars in the open source community, proposal to have Fedora enable Flathub repository, FreeBSD plans desktop install option, Wayback gets its first release |
| • Issue 1131 (2025-07-21): HeliumOS 10.0, settling on one distro, Mint plans new releases, Arch discovers malware in AUR, Plasma Bigscreen returns, Clear Linux discontinued |
| • Issue 1130 (2025-07-14): openSUSE MicroOS and RefreshOS, sharing aliases between computers, Bazzite makes Bazaar its default Flatpak store, Alpine plans Wayback release, Wayland and X11 benchmarked, Red Hat offers additional developer licenses, openSUSE seeks feedback from ARM users, Ubuntu 24.10 reaches the end of its life |
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