- cross-posted to:
- linux@programming.dev
- cross-posted to:
- linux@programming.dev
I finally got around to giving my old Surface Laptop 2 a second life with Linux. I went with Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition, and I’m really glad I did.
I finally got around to giving my old Surface Laptop 2 a second life with Linux. I went with Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition, and I’m really glad I did.
Cool! Next time, use Balena Etcher instead of Rufus
Edit: I remember for sure that there was a wiki page that said not to use these tools because they modify the image (I think Rufus extracts the image to a FAT FS?).
However, the Ubuntu wiki now reads:
Belena Etcher has some issues with “telemetry” that’s turned on by default. Which is why I don’t recommend it.
I used Rufus quite a bit back on Windows and never had issues burning Windows or Linux ISOs to flash drives with it.
Interesting, though I always use dd on Linux
There is a dd-like mode on Rufus as well called “RAW Mode”.
Why?
Because those ISOs are meant to be written directly to a disc or a drive.
However, it seems that Rufus has a dd mode. You can use that instead :)