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linux_usb_bootmac.md

####How to create a bootable usb linux setup on mac (based on Trisquel tutorial )

$ hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/path/to/linux.dmg ~/path/to/linux.iso

Insert your USB stick.

$ diskutil list

again to figure out the device file assigned to your USB stick (e.g. /dev/disk2).

$ diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskN

where N is the number from the last command. (If your USB stick is /dev/disk2, N would be 2).

$ sudo dd if=/path/to/linux.dmg of=/dev/rdiskN bs=1m

If you see the error dd: Invalid number '1m', replace 1m with 1M in the previous command.

$ diskutil eject /dev/diskN
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