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GPT fdisk (consisting of the gdisk, cgdisk, sgdisk, and fixparts programs) is a set of text-mode partitioning tools for Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and Windows. The gdisk, cgdisk, and sgdisk programs work on Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) Partition Table (GPT) disks, rather than on the older (and once more common) Master Boot Record (MBR) partition tables. The fixparts program repairs certain types of damage to MBR disks and enables changing partition types from primary to logical and vice-versa. You can learn more about fixparts on its dedicated Web page. If gdisk, cgdisk, and sgdisk sound interesting to you, then read on (or skip straight to the “Obtaining GPT fdisk” link if you don’t need the GPT pep talk): http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/.

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Create bootable USB drives the easy way – Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.

It can be especially useful for cases where:

  • you need to create USB installation media from bootable ISOs (Windows, Linux, UEFI, etc.)
  • you need to work on a system that doesn’t have an OS installed
  • you need to flash a BIOS or other firmware from DOS
  • you want to run a low-level utility

Source: https://rufus.akeo.ie/.

 

Perfect alternative to UNetbootin.

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The Windows USB/DVD Download tool allows you to create a copy of your ISO file on a USB flash drive or a DVD: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows-usb-dvd-download-tool.

A better alternative is Unetbootin, downloadable at http://unetbootin.github.io.

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