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Tails no longer recommending balenaEtcher
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Rufus seems to be just for Windows and dd does not have a gui
that's correct. on windows, rufus is a better tool, and on linux or mac it's just a built-in command with a manual packed in.
also, ubuntu ships with startup image creator, and gnome disks ships as a flatpak, if those are more your speed.
Thanks for the info, I'm on linux mint and after checking these out it isn't immediately apparent from their websites whether or how I could install them. Still think etcher occupies a niche that alternatives don't fill, its website directs you straight to installing it, it's cross platform, and using it is very easy, so it's something that could reasonably be linked to in various install tutorials.
on mint you install them as packages.