Manjaro Linux is an open-source, accessible, and very popular Linux distribution. It is one of the greatest distros out there both for beginners as well as for experienced users because of its user-friendly nature. You are given complete control over your hardware without any curbs. This Operating System is ideal for work, home, and development set-ups.
To set-up Manjaro Linux on your machine, you will first have to make a bootable USB for this operating system. With the help of the bootable USB, you will be able to install Manjaro on your device.
Here at LinuxAPT, we shall look into how to make a bootable USB for Manjaro Linux.
To see how you can create a bootable USB for Linux Mint 20.04 from Windows 10, check out the following link: https://linuxapt.com/blog/1125-make-a-bootable-usb-for-linux-mint-from-windows-10
How to create a bootable USB for Manjaro Linux on Windows 10 ?
1. Download Manjaro Linux ISO file
- To begin, you will have to download the ISO file of Manjaro Linux. You can get it from the distribution's official page: https://manjaro.org/get-manjaro/
- Once you are on the page, scroll down to the Gnome version. You can choose any of the versions listed on the webpage, it is entirely up to you. Here, we are downloading Gnome 21.2.1, so we recommend that you go with it too.
- To download the ISO, click on the red button. The ISO file will begin downloading.
- You can check it in your browser's downloads.
2. Download RUFUS
- Here, we will install an ISO burning tool to burn the Manjaro Linux ISO on the USB drive. There are many ISO-burning tools out there. However, for this guide, we have used Rufus. We recommend that you follow the same tool.
- Once the RUFUS official page opens, Scroll down and spot Download. Click Rufus 3.17 to begin downloading the tool.
- You can check it in your browser's downloads.
3. Burn the ISO in the USB drive
- Open the Rufus file that you just downloaded. You will see the Dribe Properties.
- Now insert the USB drive. The ISO burning tool will spot the USB drive and it will start showing under the category of Device.
- Next, select the ISO file you downloaded in step 1. Do the rest of the settings and click start.
- You may get a warning. If yes, press OK.
- After that, RUFUS will start burning the ISO tool on your USB drive. The process will take around 2 to 5 minutes.
- When the whole process is completed, you will see the READY sign as it appears below. This means you have successfully created a bootable USB for Manjaro Linux.
- After this, you will be able to install the Manjaro Operating System on your device as you like.
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This article covers how you can create a bootable USB for Manjaro Linux on Windows 10. In fact, All you need is a USB drive, a Linux ISO file, and an ISO burning tool to create a live bootable USB.
