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Very useful Linux tips for a desktop Ubuntu user.

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Write an ISO to a thumb drive easily with the etcher utility

https://etcher.io/.

Download this utility from the Github site. Then unpack the zip file to a empty folder, or to your desktop.

Then make it executable.

jason@Yog-Sothoth » Desktop » $ chmod +x etcher-electron-1.4.4-x86_64.AppImage

Then run the AppImage to open Etcher.

jason@Yog-Sothoth » Desktop » $ ./etcher-electron-1.4.4-x86_64.AppImage

Then it is ready to write an ISO image to a thumb drive.

Etcher utility for writing an ISO to a thumb drive.
Etcher utility for writing an ISO to a thumb drive.

Now I have chosen to write a Fedora Live ISO to a 7.8 GiB USB drive. Make sure the correct drive is chosen before you click Flash! The utility does not need to be run with sudo. It will ask for the user`s password when they click Flash.

Now the ISO image is writing to the USB drive.
Now the ISO image is writing to the USB drive.

That is how easy it is to write a bootable ISO image to a USB drive.

All done. The ISO image was written to the USB drive.
All done. The ISO image was written to the USB drive.

How to create a deb file from an already installed package on Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

http://securitronlinux.com/bejiitaswrath/how-to-create-a-deb-file-from-an-already-installed-package-on-ubuntu-and-linux-mint/.

Restore the files in /etc/skel if they have been deleted.

http://securitronlinux.com/debian-testing/restore-the-files-in-etc-skel-if-they-have-been-deleted/.

How to add a lecture that appears every time sudo is run.

http://securitronlinux.com/debian-testing/how-to-add-a-lecture-that-appears-every-time-sudo-is-run/.

How to upgrade from Ubuntu 17.10 to Ubuntu 18.04.

http://securitronlinux.com/ubuntu-2/how-to-upgrade-from-ubuntu-17-10-to-ubuntu-18-04/.

Some very useful apt tips for Debian and Ubuntu.

http://securitronlinux.com/debian-testing/some-very-useful-apt-tips-for-debian-and-ubuntu/.


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