Re: Install from iso (no disc burn)
On Thu 09 May 2013 at 12:02:07 -0400, Harry Putnam wrote:
> Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> writes:
>
> > All the Debian ISOs are isohybrids, so
> >
> > cat debian.iso > /dev/sdX
> >
> > and you are on your way to a no fuss installation. A simple one line
> > easily remembered command. Couldn't be easier.
> I could be easier... especially if you explain a little more about
> what you mean above...
A little correction first: I should have said
All the Debian i386 and amd64 ISOs . . . .
> Please post some details about how that works.
Why search the internet for what you want when it is all in the Guide?
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s03.html.en#usb-copy-isohybrid
cat does the same thing as cp. The ISO is copied bt by bit to a USB stick
and an ISO9660 filesystem is put on the device.
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