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How to debian installer USB

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maximus1978
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How to debian installer USB

#1 Post by maximus1978 »

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sudo dd bs=4M if=/path/to/<iso image file> of=</dev/USBstick> status=progress oflag=sync
This worked.


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Re: How to debian installer USB

#3 Post by cuckooflew »

Please note, that Debian advises not using "unetbootin" for this task. It can cause difficult-to-diagnose problems with booting and installing, so is not recommended.
Is there a question here ? Or what is the point in this, Is it supposed to be a "How to" of some sorts ?
And yes, both the first method, and the method in the https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb work, I don't use the

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status=progress  
my self, I just run the basic'dd' command
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Re: How to debian installer USB

#4 Post by RU55EL »

I assumed the original post is a"How to" because it's titled "How to Debian installer USB." The title is a little ambiguous, but easy enough to figure out after reading the post. I simply posted the instructions that I follow.

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#5 Post by cuckooflew »

Ok,that is what I thought as well, I just threw in the part about unebootin because often we do get people that say they used it and don't understand why it does not work.
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