
Each distribution serves as a different purpose and there is no exception to Mint. One of the most popular Linux distributions is Linux Mint. The best part is that you can download all of Linux's distributions for free and install them on multiple machines. What sets Linux apart from Windows and macOS is that it has a number of different versions that suit all your needs, ranging from newcomers to hard-core users. Linux is a great open-source operating system that can be installed on any desktop or laptop. Now you are ready to boot off of your USB flash drive to install Windows 11.By Petty Madison | Last Updated: Mar. Power off your USB flash drive udisksctl power-off -b /dev/sde Done


Unmount the USB flash drive and Windows ISO image umount /mnt/ntfsġ1. Copy everything from Windows ISO image there rsync -r -progress -delete-before /mnt/iso/ /mnt/ntfs/ġ0. Format 2nd partition of your USB flash drive as NTFS mkfs.ntfs -quick -L INSTALL /dev/sde2ĩ. Copy only boot.wim file from the sources directory, while keeping the same path layout mkdir /mnt/vfat/sourcesĬp /mnt/iso/sources/boot.wim /mnt/vfat/sources/Ĩ. Copy everything from Windows ISO image except for the sources directory there rsync -r -progress -exclude sources -delete-before /mnt/iso/ /mnt/vfat/ħ. Format 1st partition of your USB flash drive as FAT32 mkfs.vfat -n BOOT /dev/sde1Ħ. Mount /home//Downloads/Win11_English_圆4v1.iso /mnt/iso/ĥ. I mounted it to /mnt/iso directory: mkdir /mnt/iso Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B

But you can use anything that should be larger than 6 GiB to fit the data from Windows ISO image. # wipefs -a /dev/sdeĬheck the drive layout now: In my case I've used 100% instead of 10GiB when created the "INSTALL" ntfs partition - mkpart INSTALL ntfs 1GiB 100%. Use lsblk and dmesg | tail -50 commands to locate your USB flash drive. Work as root account and make sure to replace /dev/sde with your USB flash drive! Linux detected /dev/sde as the USB stick, in your case it will most likely take a different name. 2 min read Photo by Immo Wegmann / Unsplashīelow is the procedure for creating a bootable USB flash drive with Windows 11.
