Write ubuntu.iso to /dev/sdb (not /dev/sdb1 ).

Linux isn’t missing Rufus—it has a whole ecosystem of superior tools.

The good news: You can still using compatibility layers, and more importantly, Linux already has even more powerful native tools that do the same job—often better.

Rufus via Wine is a solid fallback , especially for creating Windows bootable USBs, which Linux tools sometimes struggle with. Method 2: The Native Linux Way (Better Than Rufus) For 95% of use cases, you don’t need Rufus. Linux has superior native tools. A. The dd Command (The Classic, Most Powerful) dd is the original disk duplicator. It’s raw, fast, and dangerous if misused.