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Making ubuntu installation with mac terminal

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I'm trying to create a dual boot for Ubuntu and Windows 7. Currently I only have a macbook with OS 10.7.5 installed, this means that I have to use the terminal in order to create an Ubuntu booting USB for live booting.
According to a website I found I need to do the following:

hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o /Volumes/NO NAME.img /Users/Thijs/downloads/ubuntu-12.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso

However this returns the error :

hdiutil: convert: only a single input file can be specified

Usage:  hdiutil convert -format <format> -o <outfile> [options] <image>

    hdiutil convert -help

Does anyone know how to fix?

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answered 2 Years ago tionavocad · Accepted Answer

Try this,

hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o /Volumes/"NO NAME.img" /Users/Thijs/downloads/ubuntu-12.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso

OR

hdiutil convert -format Rdxx -o /Volumes/"NO NAME.img" /Users/Thijs/downloads/ubuntu-12.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso