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# Preparing a boot media

Preparing a boot media to boot your chosen Linux Distribution is quite easy

I would generally recommend one of two tools to flash your ISO to a USB Flash Drive:

- [Balena Etcher](https://www.balena.io/etcher/)
- [Fedora Media Writer](https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/download/)
After installing/Downloading, launch the software, and follow the in-app instructions with the ISO you've downloaded
<span style="color:red;font-size:13px;">Make sure you've selected the correct USB drive, because the selected one WILL be formatted, and data WILL be lost!</span>

From here, you can continue by [booting your chosen distribution](/j4XWtvX9RF-03PllJ3Fs5g)

*[Linux Distribution]: An Operating System made using Linux
*[Linux Distributions]: Operating Systems made using Linux
*[Linux Distros]: Operating Systems made using Linux
*[Linux Distro]: An Operating System made using Linux
*[Wayland]: A modern Display Server Protocol, which is aimed at replacing X.org
*[ootb]: Out Of The Box (By Default)
*[PipeWire]: Software for Multimedia processing on Linux
*[PipeWire-Pulse]: An addition to Pipewire, which adds Audio functionality compatible with PulseAudio
*[PulseAudio]: An older Audio implementation used on Linux, which has been mostly replaced by PipeWire
*[Offline Upgrades]: Upgrades/Updates, which reboot the PC to apply