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: where '{{Code|'''?'''}}' in the final parameter represents the target bootable device node, such as {{Code|sdb1}} or {{Code|sdc1}}, etc.

:* ''Be certain of your USB/SD '''s'''torage '''d'''evice name (such as sda, sdb, etc.) and partition (such as 1, 2, etc.), yielding, for example,'' {{Code|/dev/sdb1}}. ''Use the mount command or the partition manager to confirm it before executing the script.''

:* ''Be certain of your USB/SD '''s'''torage '''d'''evice node name (such as sda, sdb, etc.) and partition (such as 1, 2, etc.), yielding, for example,'' {{Code|/dev/sdb1}}. ''Use the mount command or the partition manager to confirm it before executing the script.''

<!-- let simplify the base instructions and leave this sort of information on a troubleshooting page.

:* <code>--format --reset-mbr</code> are optional arguments for the shell script, but may be excluded to preserve the existing disc format and data. See [[olpc:How to Damage a FLASH Storage Device]] for a discussion of why you might want to try to keep your factory format on a flash storage device.

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*# Change the working directory to {{Code|/mnt/live/LiveOS/}} or {{Code|/LiveOS/}} (depending on a pending image configuration).<br>{{Code|cd /LiveOS/}}

*# execute the Linux command line:<br>{{Code|./livecd-iso-to-disk --overlay-size-mb 200 --home-size-mb 200 --delete-home --unencrypted-home /dev/live /dev/sd'''?'''1}}

:: ''Be certain of your USB/SD '''s'''torage '''d'''evice name (such as sda, sdb, etc.) and partition (such as 1, 2, etc.), yielding, for example,'' {{Code|/dev/sdb1}}. ''Use the mount command to confirm it before executing the script.''

:: ''Be certain of your USB/SD '''s'''torage '''d'''evice node name (such as sda, sdb, etc.) and partition (such as 1, 2, etc.), yielding, for example,'' {{Code|/dev/sdb1}}. ''Use the mount command to confirm it before executing the script.''

:'''Note:''' Every ''[[Sugar on a Stick/Mirabelle|Mirabelle]] or [[Sugar on a Stick/Strawberry|Strawberry]] Sugar on a Stick'' can copy its original installation to another USB stick or SD card by following the above instructions. See [[Sugar on a Stick/Sugar Clone]] for instructions on how to customize the contents of a Sugar on a Stick device.

* or '''Launch a virtual machine''', such as VirtualBox with the soas-mirabelle.iso file

*:{{Show|See the instructions at [[VirtualBox]]: |{{Transclude|VirtualBox}}}}

===with Apple Macintosh===

* See and adapt the instructions at [[Sugar on a Stick/Mac]].

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 : where '{{Code|'''?'''}}' in the final parameter represents the target bootable device node, such as {{Code|sdb1}} or {{Code|sdc1}}, etc.
-:* ''Be certain of your USB/SD '''s'''torage '''d'''evice name (such as sda, sdb, etc.) and partition (such as 1, 2, etc.), yielding, for example,'' {{Code|/dev/sdb1}}. ''Use the mount command or the partition manager to confirm it before executing the script.''
+:* ''Be certain of your USB/SD '''s'''torage '''d'''evice node name (such as sda, sdb, etc.) and partition (such as 1, 2, etc.), yielding, for example,'' {{Code|/dev/sdb1}}. ''Use the mount command or the partition manager to confirm it before executing the script.''
 <!-- let simplify the base instructions and leave this sort of information on a troubleshooting page.
 :* <code>--format --reset-mbr</code> are optional arguments for the shell script, but may be excluded to preserve the existing disc format and data.  See [[olpc:How to Damage a FLASH Storage Device]] for a discussion of why you might want to try to keep your factory format on a flash storage device.
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 *# Change the working directory to {{Code|/mnt/live/LiveOS/}} or {{Code|/LiveOS/}} (depending on a pending image configuration).<br>{{Code|cd /LiveOS/}}
 *# execute the Linux command line:<br>{{Code|./livecd-iso-to-disk --overlay-size-mb 200 --home-size-mb 200 --delete-home --unencrypted-home /dev/live /dev/sd'''?'''1}}
-:: ''Be certain of your USB/SD '''s'''torage '''d'''evice name (such as sda, sdb, etc.) and partition (such as 1, 2, etc.), yielding, for example,'' {{Code|/dev/sdb1}}. ''Use the mount command to confirm it before executing the script.''
+:: ''Be certain of your USB/SD '''s'''torage '''d'''evice node name (such as sda, sdb, etc.) and partition (such as 1, 2, etc.), yielding, for example,'' {{Code|/dev/sdb1}}. ''Use the mount command to confirm it before executing the script.''
 :'''Note:''' Every ''[[Sugar on a Stick/Mirabelle|Mirabelle]] or [[Sugar on a Stick/Strawberry|Strawberry]] Sugar on a Stick'' can copy its original installation to another USB stick or SD card by following the above instructions.  See [[Sugar on a Stick/Sugar Clone]] for instructions on how to customize the contents of a Sugar on a Stick device.
+* or '''Launch a virtual machine''', such as VirtualBox with the soas-mirabelle.iso file
+*:{{Show|See the instructions at [[VirtualBox]]: |{{Transclude|VirtualBox}}}}
 ===with Apple Macintosh===
 * See and adapt the instructions at [[Sugar on a Stick/Mac]].