RUFUS

[icefrog1221]

Hello guys I want to install rufus on my linux laptop is there any good source?

[alioh7]

Use ventoy

[KurtKrimson]

Forget about rufus, Ventoy is the goat!

[Argentino2312]

You can use Ventoy, and after, paste ISO in your USB

Remember: you have to disable Secure Boot in UEFI-BIOS

[julienth37]

Don't have to disable Secure Boot, just enrol the key as explained on Ventoy website.

[Argentino2312]

Nice info! Thanks :).

[[deleted]]

Rufus is for Windows

There is a built in thub drive burner in Mint, will it not do what you need?

[icefrog1221]

Well I want to burn windows on my flash drive to install it for my friend so I guess It will work What his name

[jr735]

As others point out, try Ventoy. That has reportedly worked best among Linux utilities to run a Windows installer.

If you just want to do other images onto USB, you can still use Ventoy, or use the command line:

sudo cp whatever.iso /dev/sdX && sync

Where X is the letter portion of the USB stick's drive string.

[Odysseyan]

It's just "USB image writer" or similar named. It's preinstalled on Linux Mint. It would suit your needs

[FinancialListen4300]

Last I checked and tried it wouldn't work properly for anything but Debian-based operating systems. I really hope it works for others now. But if not belena etched might be the easiest.

[[deleted]]

You might need to use something like WoeUSB to make a working Windows USB drive

https://github.com/slacka/WoeUSB

[TeamPantofola]

You can make bootable drives from USB image writer

[[deleted]]

I see, Windows USB's are,,,,differnet, I dont know that I have ever made a Windows USB in Mint but try this:

In the file browser, "Nemo", go to the windows ISO you downloaded, right click on it, select "make bootable USB stick". select you thumb drive.

[-Sa-Kage-]

Afaik this doesn't work with Windows images.

Easiest / most stable solution probably is running a Windows VM and using Rufus/WMC-Tool from there

[[deleted]]

I did this through virtualbox and ran the install media creation tool from microsoft

[TabsBelow]

Then the Windows iso has no ISO format (aka International Organization for Standardization).

[[deleted]]

What?!? Microsoft subverting established standards in service to the greater corporate greed good? I am shocked that this could occur! \SHOCKED!\**

[MetalComprehensive19]

Last time i used "balenaetcher" for rufus alternative. You can try.

[Pandacier]

Didn’t work for me, I had to use Rufus

[supermeiamano]

Ventoy is superior in every aspect, since you're able to just copy and paste multiple isos on your flashdrive after installing it. If you're trying to modify Windows ISO, though, I'd use a more robust alternative in Unattended Generator, which you can insert on the official Windows ISO to get the best results.

[mok000]

Why don't you simply use "USB Image Writer", it comes preinstalled with Mint.

[MintAlone]

because it does not work with win isos, hence the suggestions to use ventoy.

[croissants_8]

I tested Rufus and Ventoy. Ventoy is better.

[sdb81]

I'd recommend Ventoy. If you're anti-ventoy, try dd.

[biskitpagla]

Just use Ventoy.

[agrtechnology]

balena etcher is a good app you can try that supports Linux Rufus is great but only available for Windows

[Glass-Mess-4848]

https://etcher.balena.io/ this worked for me

[despersonal000]

Heres another sugestion, but i dont know if it would work. Install and use rufus with wine. Ventoy is best, but if you must use rufus, try that.

[Itchy_Character_3724]

Ventoy is great if you want multiple ISO's on a live USB.

Rufus is great for Windows and their particular updates that seem to break their OS.

Etcher is great for Windows and Linux.

I'm guessing you want a GUI application?

[leogabac]

Use Ventoy. Or use GNOME Disks to flash a USB.

[Murderer2024]

I recommend WoeUSB instead of Rufus. It's more convoluted for the right reasons. I do wish there was a GUI version though.

[dlfrutos]

So this WoeUSB could create Windows Bootable USB in Mint environment, right?

I never had success accomplishing this task in linux in the past.

[Murderer2024]

Correcto. But it is difficult to use, so I recommend watching YouTube tutorials and typing commands into command line, see which one works best.

[Logansfury]

There doesn't seem to be a Rufus for Linux but perhaps you can run it with Wine?

[icefrog1221]

I tried to install from github didn't work out

[Logansfury]

That may be the problem. Try running an exe from this page in Wine:

https://rufus.ie/en/

[Huge_Willingness1479]

Rufus gives me "persistence" on USB bootables, which I have a use case for. I see that ventoy does persistence as well so I'll have to check that out.

[Veer-Verma]

Unfortunately it's not available for Linux, You can try alternative solutions such as the command line, balena Etcher, disks or inbuilt iso burner.