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| [title] ISO writing application acquisition | |
| [* black] Get a USB flash drive. You should at least use an ***8GB*** drive. 8GB drives should be future proof until ISO's start to exceed 8GB. However, 16GB will probably be better if you can afford a 16GB drive. If you cannot afford a new drive or want to reuse an old one, a 4GB drive will work. | |
| [* black] Download a program called [https://rufus.akeo.ie/|Rufus] . This is what we will be using to write the ISO to the USB flash drive. | |
| - | [* icon_note] If you cannot make Rufus work, [https://unetbootin.github.io/|Unetbootin] |
| + | [* icon_note] If you cannot make Rufus work, [https://unetbootin.github.io/|Unetbootin] will work in place of Rufus. Just be aware Unetbootin requires you format your USB stick manually and is known to have problems with Hybrid ISO's and the NTFS filesystem. In some cases, factory NTFS formatting will cause a problem unless reformatted to FAT32. |
| [* black] Run the program and select the flash drive you want to use. Due to how the guide was written, a new drive is recommended. You can use a old drive if you want, but these will need to be formatted before you use it for this guide. | |
| - | [* icon_caution] ***Note on flash drive reuse:*** |
| + | [* icon_caution] ***Note on flash drive reuse:*** This guide was written with a NEW USB drives in mind. If your USB drive is used, start with steps 6-9 and then move to steps 1-5. ***NOTE: Rufus will do this for you automatically. There should be no need to format the drive manually unless Rufus has a problem due to filesystem damage that it cannot deal with.*** |