{
  "id": 9860622,
  "title": "The real alternative to Rufus on Linux... Isn't it Balena-Etcher?!",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/la-verdadera-alternativa-para-rufus-en-linux-no-es-balena-etcher",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-25T23:13:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/mike_nt/la-verdadera-alternativa-para-rufus-en-linux-no-es-balena-etcher-5f59"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "A writer found that Balena-etcher, often considered an alternative to Rufus for flashing ISOs, did not work for creating a bootable Windows 10 USB drive from an ISO on a Linux system. The writer encountered an error message stating \"h.requestmetadata is not a function\". Instead, they recommend using WoeUSB, which can be installed from an app store or via the AUR package manager Paru. The writer successfully used WoeUSB via the terminal to create a bootable Windows USB drive from an ISO file.",
  "summary": "Sí, lo acabas de leer bien, lo he dicho y escrito aquí y ahora, Balena-etcher no es la verdadera alternativa a Rufus en sistemas Linux... En lo que a ISOs de Windows se trata . Dejame explicarte. Hace un par de horas un colega que se dedica ocasionalmente a reparar computadores de mesa y laptops me dijo \"Necesito una version del win10 que sea ligera, a la de ya, mándame un pendrive\" y yo que soy…",
  "key_points": [
    "Balena-etcher unreliable for Windows ISOs on Linux",
    "Rufus not available in Linux, WoeUSB recommended",
    "WoeUSB provides GUI and terminal-based options for bootable USB"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}