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#* Stop your flash drive using the Safely Remove Hardware dialog and eject it.
 
#* Stop your flash drive using the Safely Remove Hardware dialog and eject it.
 
# other Linux distributions [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux]]
 
# other Linux distributions [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux]]
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# dd write to USB '''(Very DANGEROUS-can destroy your Hard Drive)'''
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::USE "mount" command to determine USB device name (ie: /dev/sdb;/dev/sdc/;/dev/sdd ...etc)  [1]
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::Fastest way to write a LIVE usb  (about 3.5 minutes for a Soas.iso)
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::No persistence
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:: Functionally identical to Burned CD
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::Great for installation when there is no CD/DVD drive (netbooks)
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:* Example when live.iso is on Desktop:
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$ sudo su
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$ password for xxx:
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# cd Desktop
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# dd if=soas-i386-20101004.16.iso of=/dev/sd(x)  [1]
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1024000+0 records in
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1024000+0 records out
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524288000 bytes (524 MB) copied, 214.199 s, 2.4 MB/s
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#
    
==Duplication of USB/SD .img files==
 
==Duplication of USB/SD .img files==
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