Linux create an installation boot disk

Linux create an installation boot disk

To create an installation boot disk on a Linux system, you will need a blank CD or USB drive, and an installation image of the operating system or application that you want to install.

Here is an example of how to create an installation boot disk on a Linux system:

  1. Download the installation image. The first step is to download the installation image of the operating system or application that you want to install. This will typically be an ISO file, which is a disk image that contains the installation files and bootable installation environment.

You can usually download the installation image from the website of the operating system or application vendor.

  1. Burn the installation image to a CD or USB drive. Once you have downloaded the installation image, you can burn it to a CD or USB drive to create the installation boot disk.

To burn the installation image to a CD, you can use a CD burning application such as cdrecord or wodim. For example, to burn the installation image to a CD, you can use the following command:

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$ cdrecord -v -eject -data /path/to/installation.iso

To burn the installation image to a USB drive, you can use a USB bootable utility such as dd or unetbootin. For example, to burn the installation image to a USB drive, you can use the following command:

$ dd if=/path/to/installation.iso of=/dev/sdb

This will create an installation boot disk that you can use to install the operating system or application.

Note that you will need to identify the device name of the CD or USB drive (e.g., /dev/sdb) in order to use the dd or cdrecord commands. You can use the lsblk command to list the block devices on your system, and look for the device name of the CD or USB drive.

These are just a few examples of how to create an installation boot disk on a Linux system. You can use the cdrecord --help and dd --help commands to see a complete list of options and usage examples.

Created Time:2017-10-29 22:09:01  Author:lautturi