🛠 Turn a USB Key into a Ubuntu Boot Disk — Quick & Easy Tutorial! In this video, I show you how to convert a humble USB stick into a bootable Ubuntu disk using Rufus.
Whether you’re reviving an old machine, exploring Linux, or preparing for a bare metal Home Assistant install — this USB key is about to become your tech bestie.
🧙♂️💻 🔹 What You’ll Need: A USB flash drive — I’m using the trusty SanDisk Cruzer Blade 128GB -https://amzn.to/3ILAjCs Rufus — the USB wizard (Download Rufus) – https://rufus.ie/en/ The Ubuntu ISO — fresh from the source (Get Ubuntu) – https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
🔍 You’ll Learn: How to format and prep your USB for booting How to load Ubuntu using Rufus without summoning any demons Troubleshooting common “why won’t this boot?” gremlins How to test it and get ready for installation — including bare metal Home Assistant magic
⚙️🏠 😄 Why did the USB stick apply for a job? Because it wanted to boot up its career in tech!