But for a command line alternative you may like to try usb image writer: https://github.com/abock/image-usb-stick/
Instructions: * cd to where you downloaded * chmod a+x ./image-usb-stick* Remove all USB storage devices except the empty USB stick that you want to write to
* sudo ./image-usb-stick path_to_the_live_image.iso I don't think it supports persistence, though.
