Essential Utilities: Flash OS Images

Posted by sde on Dec 12, 2016 1:26 PM EDT
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For beginners to Linux the range of distributions can be daunting. Should I investigate Ubuntu, Arch Linux, openSUSE, elementaryOS, or even try Solus, the best newcomer to the scene? A good way to experiment with Linux distributions and find the one that best fits your needs is to create a bootable SD card or USB drive flashed with the Linux distros. The tools featured in this article make this process simple and safe.

Our highest recommendation goes to Etcher. It's incredibly easy to use with a simple interface, and hard drive friendly. Etcher is not the only admirable open source tool for flashing operating system images. To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 4 high quality open source tools. Hopefully, there will be something of interest here for anyone who wants to install various Linux distributions and operating systems on a removable flash drive or external hard disk.

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