In this tutorial i will show you how to create bootable USB of Linux Mint ( 16 Petra , but it works for other versions also ) in Windows, Linux and Mac OSX . Linux Mint 16 Is released few days ago with many new features and shiny interface . you can see more about Linux Mint new features and download Link in my previous post .
Requirements :
- At Least 8 GB USB ThumbDrive ( USB pendrive )
- Linux Mint 16 ISO ( Download Link )
Creating Linux Mint USB In Windows :
Steps :
- Download and install LILI USB CREATOR ( it’s a small utility to simplify Linux USB creation )
- open lili USB creator and choose USB target Device
- choose ISO image
- uncheck ( Enable Launching Linux LIve in windows )
- after that just unplug your USB and reboot your computer and choose USB boot to boot into Linux Mint
Creating Linux Mint USB In Linux ( Ubuntu In This Case ) :
- Place your ISO on Desktop
- open Unity Dash ( just press super or windows key )
- search USB and choose USB disk creator
- choose ISO image and target device
- wait until it finish copying
- remove your USB drive
- Reboot and choose USB as first boot device to boot into Linux Mint
Creating Linux Mint USB In Mac :
- Insert Your Flash Drive
- open disk utility and format your USB drive ( fat32 , MBR partition )
- Place your downloaded ISO on desktop
- Open Terminal ( Applications>>Utilities >> Terminal
- Convert Your ISO to IMG
hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o output.img sourceLinux.iso
IN my case - Now Rename output.img.dmg ( it’s added by apple by default ) and remove DMG extension
- Now list all available disk to identify your USB drive letter
diskutil list
- Now Unmount USB Using diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskX ( remove X with your drive number )
diskutil unmountDisk /dev/rdisk2
- Now
sudo dd if=linuxmint.img of=/dev/rdisk2 bs=1m
( NOTE : Choose source img and target device carefully ) - wait until it finish
- Reboot your Mac and press alt/option key while the Mac is restarting to choose the USB stick.
Now that flash drive ready to boot and install Linux mint , if you fount this useful keep share , For supporting us just like us on Facebook or plus one on google plus
