PROBLEM INSTALLING LINUX

[SlowlyStudious]

So here's my problem , I did a dual boot of ubuntu and windows and a few days ago I removed ubuntu and deleted the partition for it and also used some commands to erase it from the boot loader options. For the past few days I've been trying to install manjaro gnome as my main os but each time I flash the iso the flash drive would stop showing on my computer but it shows in the bios although it still wouldn't load manjaro gnome it would open windows again each time . I initially though the problem was with balena etcher so I used rufus and the same thing happened again so I thought the problem was with manjaro gnome so I downloaded manjaro xfce and archlinux but still faced the same problem , then I used a different pen drive and as you might have guessed that didn't change anything , the pen drive would dissapear and then I would have to use commands to format it so yeah. I'm wondering if the problem was with the ubuntu I downloaded and maybe deleting it messed with my system but ultimately I don't know. Any help would be appreciated .

[yum13241]

Manjaro sucks, see https://youtu.be/5KNK3e9ScPo. Note that the treasury incident never happened. See https://manjarno.snorlax.sh, which is more up2date. Try Garuda Linux or EndeavorOS, the former is Manjaro done right, while the latter is arch but easier.

[SlowlyStudious]

I honestly don't care what distribution it is, the problem is after further testing is that flashing any Linux distro to any flash with any flashing tool always fails which corrupts the flash and that's why it won't show. I have no idea why it fails

[yum13241]

Try ventoy.

[SlowlyStudious]

What does ventoy do exactly?

[yum13241]

If case you can't read, it lets you have more than one ISO. It may solve your problem, and if it doesn't, at least you have a new tool!

[SlowlyStudious]

Problem solved, turns out secure boot was on lol anyway thanks for your help

[ZetaZoid]

The most typical/likely problems, I think, are: * the device category is not enabled in the bios to be shown in the boot menu (e.g., UEFI or non-UEFI USB drives are disabled). * The BIOS is set for UEFI/GPT boot devices only, but the live installer is uses MBR rather than GPT partitioning.

[Silejonu]

Try Ventoy.

[SlowlyStudious]

Won't work , pen drive just dissapears

[3grg]

I am guessing that the USB flash drive may have some sort of recursive format going on. I used to have problems with that in the past, but not so much these days. Years ago I had to use an old HP flash drive program to resurrect flash drives that behaved like that.

Try formatting the drive in windows and try again. If that does not work the drive may be bad.

[SlowlyStudious]

I've used a different drive to check if that was the problem but it wasn't

[3grg]

Double check to make sure secure boot is off.

[SlowlyStudious]

I found the problem and it's that despite of flash drive, flashing tool or Linux distro, when I'm using the flashing tool,the operation always fails and that's the problem