Creating a bootable USB drive let's you get hands-on experience with Linux without necessarily overwriting your system.

Perhaps they referenced this guide to create a bootable Live USB on Windows, allowing them to test drive something like Ubuntu without making any changes to their PC.

If you want to install Linux on a desktop, you'll first have to create a bootable USB drive with your distribution of choice. Don't worry. It's easy.

Create a bootable USB stick from Linux I was keeping the best for last. If you are running Linux, you can use the dd command (as in the instructions for macOS above) to create the bootable drive.

Hi,I have debian on sda1, with the kernel in /boot/linux-2.4.2/bzLinux (or something like that).how do I create a boot disk so I can boot off floppy? I'm planning to reinstall windows, and I want ...

His app automates the process of making a bootable install disk for both Lion and Mountain Lion—just run the app and let it do its thing.