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-Overview
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+#  Install Live System
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+[TOC]
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+## Overview
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 The Disklessian live-image-amd64.hybrid.iso file can be installed on USB thumbs or other USB devices.

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 The [Install Network Boot Live System] page describes how to set up network boot using the DKtoolian live-image-amd64.netboot.tar file and the tftpboot directory.

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+## Installation to USB thumb

 **Write protection**
 At least for Disklessian you should use USB thumbs equipped with hardware write protection. You should enable write access to install the livesystem but deny write access afterwards.
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-Installation to DVD media
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+## Installation to DVD media

 **DVD, not CD**
 DVD media is required, the images are too large to fit on CD now, even for DKtoolian CLI.

-Brasero
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+###    Brasero

 **Brasero package**
 As **root** on the **virtualization host** install the brasero package:
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-Command line tools
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 **Packages**
 As **root** on the **virtualization host** install the hwinfo and xorriso packages:
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-Network installation
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+## Network installation

 The [Install Network Boot Live System] page describes in detail how to set up network boot live systems.

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+Overview
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+The Disklessian live-image-amd64.hybrid.iso file can be installed on USB thumbs or other USB devices.
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+The DKtoolian live-image-amd64.hybrid.iso file can be installed on USB devices or DVD media.
+
+The [Install Network Boot Live System] page describes how to set up network boot using the DKtoolian live-image-amd64.netboot.tar file and the tftpboot directory.
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+Installation to USB thumb
+===
+
+**Write protection**
+At least for Disklessian you should use USB thumbs equipped with hardware write protection. You should enable write access to install the livesystem but deny write access afterwards.
+
+**All data lost**
+All data currently on the USB device used will be lost when performing the steps below. Make sure there is no valuable data on the USB device.
+
+**Packages**
+As **root** on the **virtualization host** install core-utils and udisks2:
+
+~~~shell
+apt-get install core-utils udisks2
+~~~
+
+**Attach device**
+Attach the USB drive to the computer.
+
+**Device name**
+To find the device name, run
+
+~~~shell
+dmesg | tail -20
+~~~
+
+Example output like
+
+~~~
+[ 2062.580073] usb 7-1: new high-speed USB device number 5 using ehci-pci
+[ 2062.713572] usb 7-1: New USB device found, idVendor=..., idProduct=...
+[ 2062.713583] usb 7-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
+[ 2062.713590] usb 7-1: Product: ...
+[ 2062.713596] usb 7-1: Manufacturer: ...
+[ 2062.713601] usb 7-1: SerialNumber: ...
+[ 2062.714565] usb-storage 7-1:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
+[ 2062.715340] scsi7 : usb-storage 7-1:1.0
+[ 2063.712971] scsi 7:0:0:0: Direct-Access                               0.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
+[ 2063.715009] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] 3947079 512-byte logical blocks: (2.02 GB/1.88 GiB)
+[ 2063.715203] sd 7:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
+[ 2063.715669] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
+[ 2063.715678] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 00 00 00
+[ 2063.718324] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Asking for cache data failed
+[ 2063.718335] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
+[ 2063.864189]  sdb: sdb1
+[ 2063.868175] sd 7:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
+~~~
+
+indicates the name /dev/sdb for the device.
+In the commands below, correct /dev/sdb to the device name for your device.
+
+**Unmount file systems**
+We have to make sure none of the file systems on /dev/sdb is currently mounted.
+Run
+
+~~~
+mount | grep /dev/sdb
+~~~
+
+to check for mounted partitions.
+For any mounted partition (/dev/sdb1 in the example) run:
+
+~~~
+umount /dev/sdb1
+~~~
+
+**Install ISO**
+Run:
+
+~~~
+dd if=live-image-amd64.hybrid.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=1M conv=fdatasync
+~~~
+
+to write the ISO file to USB device.
+When using a NAND FLASH device (i.e. USB thumb) the block size (bs option) must be a power-of-2 multiple of the devices erase block size. 1M (one mibibyte) should be sufficient for USB thumbs today (july 2023), may be larger sizes will be necessary later.
+Wait until the activity LED on the device (if any) stops blinking.
+Run
+
+~~~
+sync
+sleep 5
+sync
+~~~
+
+to ensure data is saved.
+Wait until the activity LED on the device (if any) stops blinking again and the prompt appears.
+Now run
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+~~~
+udisksctl power-off --block-device /dev/sdb
+~~~
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+to turn power off for the device.
+
+**Detach device**
+Now you can detach the USB device.
+
+**Write protection**
+Now you can enable hardware write protection (if any) for your USB device.
+
+---
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+Installation to DVD media
+===
+
+**DVD, not CD**
+DVD media is required, the images are too large to fit on CD now, even for DKtoolian CLI.
+
+Brasero
+---
+
+**Brasero package**
+As **root** on the **virtualization host** install the brasero package:
+
+~~~shell
+apt-get install brasero
+~~~
+
+**Write DVD**
+Insert an empty DVD media into the drive, start the “brasero” program, choose “Burn image (Burn an existing CD/DVD image to disc)”, select the live-image-amd64.hybrid.iso and the DVD media, press “Start”.
+
+---
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+Command line tools
+---
+
+**Packages**
+As **root** on the **virtualization host** install the hwinfo and xorriso packages:
+
+~~~shell
+apt-get install hwinfo xorriso
+~~~
+
+**Device name**
+Find DVD device name:
+
+~~~shell
+hwinfo --cdrom
+~~~
+
+The “Device File:” line contains the primary device name, the “Device Files:” line contains further device names.
+
+**Write DVD**
+In the following command replace /dev/sr0 by your DVD writers device name.
+Insert empty DVD media, wait some seconds for automatic recognition, start burning:
+
+~~~shell
+xorriso -as cdrecord -v dev=/dev/sr0 blank=as_needed live-image-amd64.hybrid.iso
+~~~
+
+---
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+Network installation
+===
+
+The [Install Network Boot Live System] page describes in detail how to set up network boot live systems.
+
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