Linux DD - Writing an iso file to an usb
identify USB
─$ lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
sda 8:0 0 465.8G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 512M 0 part /boot/efi
├─sda2 8:2 0 464.3G 0 part /
└─sda3 8:3 0 976M 0 part [SWAP]
sdb 8:16 1 14.6G 0 disk
└─sdb1 8:17 1 14.6G 0 part
sdc 8:32 0 1.8T 0 disk
└─sdc1 8:33 0 1.8T 0 part
nvme0n1 259:0 0 953.9G 0 disk
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 16M 0 part
└─nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 953.9G 0 part
our USB is /dev/sdb
dd bs=4M if=/home/csr/Downloads/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-7.0U3g-20328353.x86_64.iso of=/dev/sdb status=progress oflag=sync
398458880 bytes (398 MB, 380 MiB) copied, 73 s, 5.5 MB/s
95+1 records in
95+1 records out
401446912 bytes (401 MB, 383 MiB) copied, 73.36 s, 5.5 MB/s
finished
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