Create a Bootable USB stick

For decades, Linux installations was done using CDs, later DVDs.  As the installation sizes increased and the popularity of CD/DVDs dropped the more recent releases are done via USB media.

With a source iso image, and an unmounted USB on /dev/sd1, you can create a bootable USB disk using the following command;

$ sudo dd bs=4M if=~/Downloads/ubuntu-24.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso of=/dev/sd1> conv=fdatasync  status=progress

 Take particular care to insure you've specified the right /dev/sd1 or your day may get much, much, much crappier.

 

Cheers.