Ethcher: A few years ago, creating a bootable USB wasn't that easy. Years ago, CD/DVDs were the main method of distributing operating systems.
If you bought a new computer, you would always have an 'installation disk', or if there wasn't one, you could create one from within the operating system.
But things have changed since then and you can download any operating system online and easily create a bootable USB for any system you're interested in. Provided you have the right application to do so.
Let's see how it's done very easily, from any operating system
To create a bootable USB you need a disk image or ISO. An ISO is basically a file that contains data that can be burned to an optical disc like a CD or DVD. It is essentially an installation disc.
For Windows 10, you can download the ISO image via Microsoft's Media Creation Tool. For all Linux distributions, you can download the ISO you're interested in from the distribution's official website. You'll only run into problems if you're trying to find an ISO for macOS, as they're not readily available. For those ISOs, you might have to search for torrents.
Let's create the USB
Some operating systems, like macOS, come with utilities for burning a disk image to a USB, but again, the macOS utility is a bit complicated, especially if you're a beginner.
Today we will try something simpler.
The Etcher tool is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. All you need is the ISO file and a USB. The application will take care of the rest in three simple steps.
After (easily) creating the bootable USB, you can use it to boot your computer from the USB instead of your operating system. In some cases, you may need to change the boot order in your computer's BIOS so that it reads the USB first instead of your hard drive.
Download the application for the operating system you are using.
Good luck…
