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blkid offers several clues to identifying the desired device
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# '''Load''': Insert a USB stick of 1 GB or greater capacity. Execute, as the '''root''' user, in the directory where you downloaded the script, in <u>one</u> command with arguments, the following:
 
# '''Load''': Insert a USB stick of 1 GB or greater capacity. Execute, as the '''root''' user, in the directory where you downloaded the script, in <u>one</u> command with arguments, the following:
 
#:{{Code|./livecd-iso-to-disk.sh --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 300 --home-size-mb 175 --delete-home --unencrypted-home '''/path/to/source'''.iso /dev/sd'''?'''1}}
 
#:{{Code|./livecd-iso-to-disk.sh --reset-mbr --overlay-size-mb 300 --home-size-mb 175 --delete-home --unencrypted-home '''/path/to/source'''.iso /dev/sd'''?'''1}}
#: where '{{Code|'''?'''}}' in the final parameter represents the target bootable device node, such as {{Code|sdb1}} or {{Code|sdc1}}, etc. and /path/to/source is the location and name of the .iso file. You can use the df command to get the device node name.<br><br>
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#: where '{{Code|'''?'''}}' in the final parameter represents the target bootable device node, such as {{Code|sdb1}} or {{Code|sdc1}}, etc. and /path/to/source is the location and name of the .iso file. You can use the {{Code|blkid}} or {{Code|df}} command to get the device node name.<br><br>
 
# '''Boot''': Insert the USB stick into a USB port on your computer. Set the option to "boot from USB" in your computer's <abbr title="Basic Input/Output System">BIOS</abbr> setup, and then start up the computer.
 
# '''Boot''': Insert the USB stick into a USB port on your computer. Set the option to "boot from USB" in your computer's <abbr title="Basic Input/Output System">BIOS</abbr> setup, and then start up the computer.
 
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