So, the tool will pre-select the option that is suitable for the partition scheme of your computer or laptop.īut in case you would like to know how to identify your computer or laptop’s partition scheme, here’s how:
Usually, the default option should work fine.You can just go ahead and leave it with the default option which is the Standard Windows Installation.Click the “SELECT” button to choose the Linux ISO file from your computer or laptop – which is the one that you just have downloaded earlier.Select “Disk or ISO image” as pre-selected.If in any case you have more than one USB flash drive plugged into your laptop or computer, make sure to select the correct device that you are going to use. This should display the name of the USB flash drive that you are going to use to create a Linux bootable USB.
Step 5: Download the Linux Operating System So make sure to transfer or back up those files if you still need it. Keep in mind that all the files inside the USB flash drive will be deleted. Just a reminder: For this to work, your USB flash drive should have a minimum of 4GB of storage or may vary depending on the Linux distribution that you wish to download.
Once the USB flash drive is plugged into your computer or laptop, the Rufus software will be able to detect your device and if you take a look at the bottom part, it should say “1 device found”. Step 4: Grab your USB flash drive and plug it in
Yes! There is no need to install the software on your computer or laptop to be able to use it.
With all the available operating systems in the market, Linux has also stood out for the following features: This may sound a little bit too techy but even beginners can get this done! So, are you as excited as I am? I hope you do.