Don't mess around with the USB partitioning manually. To make the bootable USB stick, use balenaEtcher (or similar) to flash the. Find a distribution that looks appealing (perhaps something like PopOS or Elementary), download the ISO, download Etcher to create a USB drive, and then mash the boot menu key to give it a whirl. You should flash a USB drive using Balena Etcher ( balena.io/etcher) with an official ISO file from the distribution’s official website. No linux for my new laptop it would seem.

So I just thought it'd be nice to make a sticky post about this, or maybe even a short. I was lucky and chose the right one ( balena.io/etcher), but I've seen a user on here wasn't so lucky and the installer he got installed some shit into his pc and acted kinda weird. I encountered this problem some time ago, where when I googled for balena etcher, a couple of very similar and similarly named websites would pop up. Look up a guide on how to use dban.Ĭould we maybe get a pinned post about which site for BalenaEtcher is the official one? Use etcher to burn the dban ISO to your USB drive. Securely erasing external hard drive before returning.