Dd doesn't do formatting in the traditional sense, it will bit-for-bit copy the iso - so whatever the ISO is, the flash drive will be also. You don't need to format it first nor make anything bootable using DD, since DD will overwrite whatever is on the drive on a sector level.
It may take longer than 10mins using the bs=1M option (but you can usually leave it out for live discs), but not hours - no. You could always install another DE and create a bootable USB from there, or as I said before, run a Virtualbox. – Jul 15 '13 at 14:10.
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This tutorial will help you to create a bootable USB drive of Ubuntu in Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 or Windows 10. After creating a bootable USB you can use this as Live USB or install on disk. Requirements You are required following things to create Ubuntu bootable USB in Windows systems. USB Drive.
Ubuntu ISO. Universal USB Installer application.
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After restarting your USB flash drive will be bootable successfully and you can use it to install Mac on any PC. Create a Bootable USB Stick in Ubuntu/Linux. To create bootable USB stick on Ubuntu/Linux make sure that the USB drive is at least 8GB or larger and working fine. Boot your Mac If you want to use your USB stick with an Apple Mac, you will need to restart or power-on the Mac with the USB stick inserted while the Option/alt (⌥) key is pressed. This will launch Apple’s ‘Startup Manager’ which shows bootable devices connected to the machine.
A Windows System to create boot disk Step 1 – Download Ubuntu ISO Download the Ubuntu operating system from its official website. You can download any required version of Ubuntu. Step 2 – Install Universal USB Installer For this tutorial, I am going to use Universal USB Installer utility on Windows to create bootable USB drive. Use the below link to download this tool and install on your Windows 8/8.1 or Windows 10 system. Step 3 – Create Ubuntu Bootable USB At this stage, You have installed Universal USB Installer on your system. Also have downloaded Ubuntu system ISO image.
Now start process of creating Ubuntu bootable USB. Start Universal USB Installer and select following options.
Step 1: Select Ubuntu. Step 2: Browse and select Ubuntu ISO image from your system. Step 3: Select the USB drive Now click on Create button: Installation process is in progress. Wait for the installer complete the process. This process will take time as per your operating system speed. After completing the process, You will see the screen like this.
Your Ubuntu bootable USB is ready to use. Use this USB to use as live Ubuntu media or install Ubuntu operating system on your system.