Creating a bootable USB drive let's you get hands-on experience with Linux without necessarily overwriting your system.

Thanks to open-source gem UNetbootin, you can quickly and easily transform a flash drive into the ultimate rescue tool.

Create a bootable Linux USB from macOS Plug the USB drive into your Mac system and open the Terminal app (just search for Terminal in Spotlight).

When you’re ready to create a bootable flashdrive, I recommend Ubuntu Linux as your operating system.

How to make a bootable USB drive If you're trying to install a new operating system or flash your BIOS, you're going to need a bootable USB drive - here's how to make one.

Jesus Vigo shows you how to create bootable USB flash drives that are used to install just about any OS on your computer with the help of Rufus.

We usually use Unetbootin to create a bootable thumb drive from a Linux ISO, but it turns out you don't even need a thumb drive if you want to boot the live CD on the same computer that has ...

Perhaps they referenced this guide to create a bootable Live USB on Windows, allowing them to test drive something like Ubuntu without making any changes to their PC.

For example, if you want to install Mountain Lion on multiple Macs, a bootable install drive can be more convenient than downloading or copying the entire Mountain Lion installer to each computer.

Thankfully, it’s not too difficult to create a bootable install drive from the Mavericks installer. I show you how, below. If your Mac came preinstalled with Mavericks If you own Mavericks only ...