The first lesson was permissions . In Windows, Rufus had always been given admin rights with a simple click. Here, every device, every block, every sector required a key: sudo . Rufus struggled at first, forgetting to ask for permission, watching his writes fail with a cryptic Permission denied . But slowly, he learned to whisper, “I need to write to /dev/sdb ,” and the kernel would nod.

For those who love the terminal, the dd command is the "Rufus" of the command line. It is pre-installed on every Linux system.

While Rufus is primarily designed for Windows, you can use it on Linux with Wine or explore alternative tools. If you encounter issues with Rufus on Linux, consider using one of the many native Linux tools available. By following this guide, you should be able to create a bootable USB drive on Linux using Rufus or one of its alternatives.