Preparing the Installation Media

FuzzBox Installation Guide

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Downloaded FuzzBox ISO images can be written directly to a USB flash drive to create a bootable USB device. There are many detailed user guides available on the internet explaining the process step-by-step for your host operating system. Here, we provide a quick example of how bootable USB media can be prepared in different environments.

Windows

The tool we are using here is Rufus, a free, open-source application for Microsoft Windows that can be used to format and create a bootable USB flash drive or Live USB. There are also other third-party tools available for Windows.

Figure 1. ISO Image Writing to USB Stick with Rufus

Steps:

  1. Insert the USB flash drive into the computer and select it as the target.
  2. Select the FuzzBox OS ISO image to write.
  3. Start writing. Use direct write mode (DD-mode) instead of the recommended file copy mode in Rufus.

Linux

Most Ubuntu versions have a pre-installed Startup Disk Creator application that can be used to format and create a bootable USB flash drive.

Steps:

  1. Select the FuzzBox OS ISO file as the source disc image.
  2. Insert the USB flash drive into the computer and select it as the disc to use.
  3. Press the 'Make Startup Disk' button.

Mac

The tool we are using here is Etcher, a free, open-source application that can be used to format and create a bootable USB flash drive. There is also a command line option available.

Steps:

  1. Select 'Flash from file' and browse to the FuzzBox OS ISO image.
  2. Insert the USB flash drive into the computer and select it as the target.
  3. Press the 'Flash!' button.