I tried out Kubuntu instead for a while, but I didn’t like KDE, so I wiped it soon after. My wireless drivers broke down unexpectedly, 2D/3D acceleration performance was worsening on my integrated Intel GMA 965, the interface was getting increasingly sluggish, boot times were gradually lengthening, and despite my constant config file tweaking and fine tuning, my frail laptop eventually sank into a dependency hell.

I liked its new “Ambience” theme and I was enthusiastic about the improved Linux kernel release. When version 10.04 LTS was released, that’s when the shit hit the fan for me. With each release, Ubuntu seemed to get better and better, with a slicker interface, better driver support, bugfixes, and a more diverse package repository every time. I loved GNU/Linux’s ease of use, efficiency, and its immunity to virtually all known malware. I was one of them! When I first tried Ubuntu back in 2008 (version 8.04 LTS), it ran like a dream on my shoddy 1.6GHz, 1GB DDR2 RAM, Windows Vista laptop. Installing mintstick, you will then have both the Image Writer and the USB Formatter.I’ve seen many people get frustrated with Ubuntu’s new direction in terms of its user experience, its recently worsening speediness, and its mixed-bag Unity interface. It also has optional persistence option (all changes made to the system are saved, unlike a Live CD) which minstick doesn't have. But Startup Disk Creator (usb-creator) is made for ubuntu and ubuntu-based systems only. Then do again sudo dpkg -i mintstick_1.3.8_all.deb.Īctually mintstick is an improved version of USB-ImageWriter, which is based on dd utility and came from OpenSUSE and can work with any distro image. If needed do sudo apt -fix-broken install Open a terminal at the location of the download and do sudo dpkg -i mintstick_1.3.8_all.deb UPDATE: that ppa is not updated and will not work in latest Ubuntu 18.04įor Ubuntu 18.04, until a newer version is launched along with a Ubuntu 18.04-based Linux Mint, download latest version 1.3.8 from here.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tsvetko.tsvetkov/trusty-backports It can be used in other linux systems, at least in Ubuntu for sure. It can also format USB Key from a contextual menu in Cinammon and KDE desktops.

Ubuntu mini iso sudo apt install kde