(Choose the wrong drive here and it'll be overwritten, so be very, very careful.) Now point Universal USB Installer at your USB flash drive. Or, if you don't have it, use the program's built-in download link to grab a copy. Next, point Universal USB Installer to your distro's live CD ISO file. And there's a good selection of Linux-based utility discs, too: GParted, System Rescue CD and antivirus rescue CDs from AVG, Avira, BitDefender, F-Secure and Kaspersky, amongst others. All the usual candidates are included: Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Puppy Linux variations and a whole lot more. The process starts by simply choosing your preferred distribution from a list. You can now quit Terminal and eject the volume.The Universal USB Installer is a tiny tool which makes it easy to copy a Linux live CD to a USB stick, so improving performance and making it possible to save files and settings. When Terminal says that it's done, the volume will have the same name as the installer you downloaded, such as Install macOS Ventura.After the volume is erased, you may see an alert that Terminal would like to access files on a removable volume.

Terminal shows the progress as the volume is erased. When prompted, type Y to confirm that you want to erase the volume, then press Return.Terminal doesn't show any characters as you type. When prompted, type your administrator password.If the volume has a different name, replace MyVolume in the command with the name of your volume. Each command assumes that the installer is in your Applications folder, and MyVolume is the name of the USB flash drive or other volume you're using. Type or paste one of the commands below into Terminal, then press Return to enter the command.Open Terminal, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.Plug in the USB flash drive or other volume that you're using for the bootable installer.

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