distro-spin
#!/bin/bash
echo "Select a USB drive to boot from:"
selected_drive=$(lsblk | grep -E 'sd.|disk' | awk '{print $1, "(" $4 ")"}' | tr '\n' '\0' | xargs -0 -I {} sh -c 'echo {}| fzf' | awk '{print $1}')
if [ -z "$selected_drive" ]; then
echo "No USB drive selected. Exiting."
exit 1
fi
echo "Selected drive: $selected_drive"
iso_path='/path/to/iso'
if ! [ -f "$iso_path" ]; then
echo "ISO file not found. Exiting."
exit 1
fi
echo "Select a Linux distribution to install:"
cd /tmp
printf "Archcraft\nUbuntu\nDebian\n" | fzf | while read -r distro; do
echo "Selected distro: $distro"
sudo dd bs=4M if="$iso_path" of="/dev/$selected_drive" status=progress oflag=sync
done
echo "Done."
This script first displays a list of USB drives that are available for booting using lsblk , and prompts the user to select one. It then checks for the existence of the ISO file that you want to write to the USB drive, and prompts the user to select a Linux distribution (in this example, Archcraft , Ubuntu , or Debian ). Once a distribution is selected, the script uses sudo and dd to write the ISO to the USB drive.
Make sure to replace /path/to/iso with the path to your ISO file. Also, keep in mind that you'll want to make sure you're running this script as root or with sudo .