Unable to create bootable usb for manjaro installation

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I’m currently on Linux Mint and want to switch to manjaro xfce. I’m unable to find a tool to create a bootable usb for manjaro. I have MBR partitioned disk and hence can only boot in legacy although it has support for uefi😏. Problem is that I updated from win 7 to win10 hence the disk is Ms dos style partitioned. Can’t convert to gpt without formatting which I wont since it has so much data.

Also does anyone have any idea if my laptop’s battery life would improve on xfce compared to LM cinnamon?

Laptop’s specs:
AMD APU A8 7410 with Radeon R5 graphics and 4 GB Ram.
1 TB HDD
Any help would be appreciated :blush:

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I tried it using etcher but it says the iso is not bootable as it’s missing partition table. I downloaded Manjaro xfce minimal iso torrent from official website.

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Last question :neutral_face:
Should I install kde or xfce one based upon my specs. I had kde few months back but it caused freezes and many bugs. I want a bit stable system that just works

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Sorry for spamming but it would be nice if somebody helps me😑

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Try ventoy:

download ventoy ( the .tar.gz one)
switch to folder where you have extracted ventoy:

Install ventoy to the USB disk:
sudo sh Ventoy2Disk.sh -i /dev/sdY (where Y is the location of your USB drive)

copy the .iso file (s) to the USB drive. Ventoy can handle multiple .iso

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Can it handle legacy boot like rufus does in windows

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AFAIK, yes. Give it a try. The method I listed above doesn’t even install anything on your system.

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I’ve been using Fedora Media Writer for many years and it’s always worked very well for any iso I’ve downloaded.Since your using Mint you can try it out as it’s a Flatpak.As far as only having MBR I have an older computer and had no issue installing Manjaro.I don’t know about XFCE but KDE works very well and is fast on a computer from 2007.

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kde is great

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