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[#]: subject: "Install WoeUSB on Ubuntu to Create a Bootable Windows USB"
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[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/install-woeusb-ubuntu/"
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[#]: author: "Sreenath https://itsfoss.com/author/sreenath/"
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[#]: collector: "lkxed"
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[#]: translator: "robsean"
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[#]: reviewer: " "
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Install WoeUSB on Ubuntu to Create a Bootable Windows USB
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Want to create a bootable Windows USB on Linux? Ventoy is a pretty good option.
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But before Ventoy, WoeUSB used to be the go-to tool for this purpose. The original WoeUSB project got discontinued around 2014.
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Owing to its popularity, a new developer took the task of bringing the project back from the dead. And hence WoeUSB-ng was born. “ng” here stands for “new generation”. In other words, [WoeUSB-ng][1] is the new generation WoeUSB. But since the original tool doesn’t exist anymore, I’ll be referring WoeUSB-ng as WoeUSB.
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In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to install WoeUSB on Ubuntu Linux. I’ll also share the steps for creating bootable Windows USBs with WoeUSB.
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But before that, let’s quickly look at the features of this awesome tool.
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### WoeUSB
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![install woeusb ubuntu][2]
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WoeUSB is a simple tool that has the sole purpose of [creating bootable Windows USB on Linux][3].
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The original WoeUSB is a shell script. This same WoeUSB is rewritten as WoeUSB-ng in python, which can be installed on your system and provides both a command-line and GUI interface.
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**Features:**
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- Support Legacy PC/UEFI booting
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- Support FAT32 and NTFS filesystems
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- Support using physical installation disc or disk image as source
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- It can be used for Windows Vista and later with any language or edition variants
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- Legacy/MBR-style/IBM PC compatible boot mode
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- Native UEFI booting is supported for Windows 7 and later images (limited to the FAT filesystem as the target)
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### Installing WoeUSB on Ubuntu and other Linux distros
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Arch Linux users can install WoeUSB-ng from AUR.
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For other distros, WoeUSB can be installed using PIP. It’s a Python application, after all. I am going to provide commands for Ubuntu/Debian here.
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To install WoeUSB-ng, you need to [install PIP][4] and other necessary dependencies first.
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```
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sudo apt install git p7zip-full python3-pip python3-wxgtk4.0 grub2-common grub-pc-bin
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```
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After this, you can install WoeUSB-ng by running:
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```
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sudo pip3 install WoeUSB-ng
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```
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For all other installations, you can refer to their [instructions][5].
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[WoeUSB-ng][1]
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### Prerequisite: Get Windows ISO and a compatible USB
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This one goes without saying. You need to have the ISO file of the Windows version you want to install.
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From the Microsoft website, you should be able to get the ISO for Windows 10 and 11.
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[Download Windows][6]
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If you have ISOs for older Windows versions, they can also be used.
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Apart from that, you need to have a USB key/pen drive of at least 8 GB in size. You should format it in NTFS filesystem.
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### Method 1: Using WoeUSB to create a bootable Windows USB graphically (recommended)
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Open woeusb-gui from the activity overview or menu.
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![woeusb in ubuntu activities overview][7]
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In the application window, select the downloaded Windows ISO and the desired USB drive as shown in the screenshot and press **Install**.
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![woeusb gui setup][8]
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There are also other tweaks available within the app, which can be accessed by the top menu bar.
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After pressing install, the woeUSB will start formatting and copying files. You need to wait for some time because there are approximately 6 GB of files to be copied.
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![woeusb writing windows iso to the usb drive][9]
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Once copying completes, WoeUSB will prompt a success dialog. You can now safely eject the USB and use it as a bootable USB.
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![woeusb completed writing and gives a success message][10]
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### Method 2: Using WoeUSB from the terminal (for experts)
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WoeUSB-ng package also provides a command-line utility called woeusb.
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To create the bootable Windows USB using WoeUSb, you need to run the following command:
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```
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sudo woeusb --device <path/to/Windows/ISO> <name/of/the/USB/device> --target-filesystem ntfs
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```
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Here, the `--device` flag is used to wipe the USB and create a bootable from scratch completely. Also, the –target-filesystem flag is set to NTFS, to avoid problems of copying files more than the size limits of the FAT system.
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![woeusb commandline][11]
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The process will take some time to complete copying. Once completed, it will display a success message.
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![woeusb commandline success message][12]
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At this point, you can eject the USB safely and use it as a Windows bootable USB on other PCs.
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### Bonus: Using WoeUSB Bash shell script (for experts)
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WoeUSB is also available as a bash shell script, which can be used without installing anything on your system.
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First, you want to download the shell script from the [releases page of the project][13].
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Before [executing the shell file][14], you need to get the required dependencies. To install, run:
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sudo apt install wimtools
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```
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Now make it executable either through file manager or through command-line.
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![make woeusb script executable][15]
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Or you can run `chmod +x <path/to/script>` to make it executable. Now, run`./woeusb-5.2.4.bash -h` inside the downloaded directory to get help.
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In order to create a live USB, the process is same as the command-line part of woeusb-ng, except, you are not installing anything.
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So, in a terminal, run:
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sudo <path/to/downloaded/script/file> --device <path/to/windows/ISO> <name-of-USB-device> --target-filesystem ntfs
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```
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This will start writing the ISO to USB drive, as shown in the screenshot below:
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![woeusb bash script running without installation][16]
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Once completed, you can safely eject the USB and use it as bootable USB.
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### Removing WoeUSB
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If you installed WoeUSB using PIP, you can also remove it similarly:
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```
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pip3 uninstall WoeUSB-ng
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```
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You can keep the installed dependencies on your system or remove them. That’s entirely up to you. I would suggest keeping them.
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### Wrapping Up
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WoeUSB was an immensely popular tool around ten years ago. It’s good that it has been continued in another form by someone else. That’s the beauty of open source.
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I hope this tutorial helped you. If somehow the Windows USB created by WoeUSB doesn’t work as expected, you may [try using Ventoy][3]. Enjoy it.
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via: https://itsfoss.com/install-woeusb-ubuntu/
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作者：[Sreenath][a]
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选题：[lkxed][b]
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[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/sreenath/
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[b]: https://github.com/lkxed
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[1]: https://github.com/WoeUSB/WoeUSB-ng
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[2]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/install-woeusb-ubuntu.png
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[3]: https://itsfoss.com/bootable-windows-usb-linux/
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[4]: https://itsfoss.com/install-pip-ubuntu/
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[5]: https://github.com/WoeUSB/WoeUSB-ng#installation
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[6]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/software-download/
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[7]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/woeusb-in-ubuntu-activities-overview.png
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[8]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/woeusb-gui-setup.png
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[9]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/woeusb-writing-windows-iso-to-the-usb-drive.png
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[10]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/woeusb-completed-writing-and-gives-a-success-message.png
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[11]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/woeusb-commandline.png
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[12]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/woeusb-commandline-success-message.png
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[13]: https://github.com/WoeUSB/WoeUSB/releases/tag/v5.2.4
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[14]: https://itsfoss.com/run-shell-script-linux/
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[15]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/make-woeusb-script-executable.png
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[16]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/woeusb-bash-script-running-without-installation.png
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