Sure, you could technically just do that manually. But using a purpose-built app designed for that task is just so much less work. Even a veteran Linux user is likely to use an app like dd instead of creating a boot disk manually.
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IHawkMike@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
If you need an app to format a drive and copy some files, maybe you should stick with Windows.
restingOface@quokk.au 4 weeks ago
KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 4 weeks ago
An even better option is Ventoy - You just drop the raw .isos onto the drive and it gives you all of them as options in a bootloader. Can put all of your distros on one drive (and even windows isos if you really need to for some reason).
restingOface@quokk.au 4 weeks ago
Is that still using sketchy precompiled blobs? Or was that situation handled?
defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
I thought there was a fork that removed those, but I can’t remember the name.
0ops@piefed.zip 4 weeks ago
Funny, I just tried ventoy for the first time the other day. Can vouch, it’s pretty slick!
conartistpanda@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You for real?
IHawkMike@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
100%
It’s literally drag and drop after initializing MBR, format FAT, set active. Rufus is pointless.
Lemmy is sure showing its usual technical incompetency while pretending they are superior because they can install Linux. In a shitpost thread no less.
winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Rufus let me install windows on to a portable drive when my NVME failed. Windows wouldn’t let me do that
Holyginz@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Whoosh
0ops@piefed.zip 4 weeks ago
Pfft, executing write instructions is for normies. I flip bits myself with nothing but a small magnet and my sense of pride