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Introduction |
| If you are unsure how to write an ISO to a USB flash drive, this guide will show you how to use Rufus to accomplish this task. | | == Read this if you plan on using this tool with another operating system. == | When this guide was written, it was intended to be Linux exclusive by design. While this guide was writtenwritten with the intention of using it for Linux exclusively. However, it can be used to writewith any operating system to a(with USB driveboot support). | In this scenario, the only required adaptation will be to findsource out where to download the ISO you are looking forOS image yourself. | | === Guide notes: === | * New USB drives are favored due to cost. Reuse is fineIf you reuse a drive, but these drive should be formattedformat it outside of RuufusRufus first. | * '''CD/DVD creation is not covered in this guide. Systems made within the past ~5If you need instructions for this, years are increasingly becoming optical drive-less. Referrefer to this [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6HsFZ5508HPazYtemRyWlY4Q1E/view?usp=sharing|archived copy] if you need instructions on how to burn a CD.''' | * If your laptop has a failed optical drive, USB boot can be used in lieu of replacing the optical drive replacement. | * '''While a Linux ISO is used in this guide, this tool can be used with any modern operating system that supports USB boot. Older operating systems areSupport for older OSes is not guaranteed to work.''' |
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