How to create a bootable USB key from ISO image on linux command line ?
To create a bootable USB memory on linux you have several solutions. The famous dd is the most powerful solution, but use carefully. Because a very small error may destroy all your data.
1. Fiend the USB device name using lsblk ( or disk utility GUI).
Ex: $ lsblk
NAMEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MAJ:MIN RMÂ Â SIZE RO TYPEÂ MOUNTPOINT
sda                 8:0   0 465,8G 0 disk Â
├─sda1              8:1   0    1M 0 part Â
├─sda2              8:2   0   16M 0 part Â
├─sda3              8:3   0  853M 0 part /boot/efi
├─sda4              8:4   0 19,5G 0 part /
├─sda5              8:7   0  4,1G 0 part [SWAP]
sdb                 8:16  1  960M 0 disk Â
└─sdb1              8:17  1  959M 0 part /media/me/3377-46AF
Here, the usb device name is sdb , so the path is /dev/sdb
2. Copy ISO file using dd.
The syntax is : $ dd if=PATH_TO_ISO_FILE of=/dev/sdX
Example : $ dd if=os/linux-mint-18.iso of=/dev/sdb
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