What NOT To Do
Some USB Writing utilities alter the labels of the partitions included in the ISO image. This causes the boot to fail. There are workarounds to fix the failure but that is beyond the scope of this article. For best results, it is recommended that you NOT use these types of utilities to create your Live USB. Some of the more widely known utilities that fall into this category are:
- UNetbootin
- Linux Live USB Creator
- Universal USB Installer
- Live USB Creator
Create Live USB From Linux
There are many methods of creating Live USB images using Linux. We are going to focus on only the two recommended methods which are dd from the command line and SUSE Image Writer from the GUI.
Command Line
The dd command will almost always result in a working Live USB. Just change the paths to the correct paths for your system.
NOTE: The USB drive is specified as /dev/sdx and not /dev/sdxX. The most common path of a USB drive is /dev/sdb BUT yours might be different depending on your system.
To view a list of all drives currently attached to your system run this command:
sudo fdisk -l
To write the Live Install image to your USB run the following command:
sudo dd bs=4M if=/path/to/antergos-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdX status=progress && sync
GUI'S
etcher : Burn images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily.
Suse Image Writer : is easy to use and works great. Download and install it via the appropriate method for your system.
Create Live USB From Windows
USBWriter, Etcher and Rufus are free USB image writers that support .iso files (which Antergos uses) with ease. Just head to the Source Forge link for USBWriter for Windows or the Etcher link below and download the program. Once downloaded, follow the similar instructions for them below:
Etcher
- "Select Image" and, well, select the .iso image of Antergos, then "Select Drive" to use as the target USB drive, and then "Flash!" to write the image.
USBWriter for Windows
- "browse" to the .iso image of Antergos, select the target USB drive and click the "Write" button and it will properly format the drive and write the image.
Video Tutorial on Rufus: Rufus Video Link
the Universal USB Installer will work for making the usb , choose unlisted iso then let it extract and set up the antergos usb. after it completes. simply right click on the usb that you used in the main area that shows your hard drive and cd roms and then rename the uui to ANTERGOS..
works great for usb drives that has split parttions
Rufus for Windows is a really good program I have used in the past when my linux-based computer is inaccessible. I’ve made Windows, Linux and OS X USBs with it and have never had a problem getting them to boot on any type of computer. You can get Rufus for free here: https://rufus.akeo.ie/.
(I think there’s also some scam sites out there that try to charge people for Rufus, so if you see something like that don’t download it.)
Nice
If you use Rufus, make sure that you select ‘GPT partition scheme for UEFI’ after selecting the antergos iso file. If you select the Antergos .iso, Rufus reverts back to ‘MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI’, and that will leave you with a usb stick that will NOT boot. (thanks parkslope!)
From Linux :
NOTE: The dd command does not offer a progress bar by default … But you can add – “status=progress ” ie:
sudo dd bs=4M if=/path/to/antergos-x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdX status=progress && sync
Thank you Antergos Team ! Love Arch and Antergos made for everyone !
this is easier 😉
A good GUI option for macOS (as well for |Linux and Windows) is Etcher . https://etcher.io/
Thanks! Etcher is now up there. (It is my favorite also by the way).