Arrow linux

This is the ISO

We advise that you download this file and all files with it.

Dont forgt to checksm

in a terminal cd to /file/location

run

$ md5sum /your/file/location/Arrow-X-525.iso or $ sha256sum /your/file/location/Arrow-X-525.iso

maybe this will work for you.

$ md5sum /home/$(logname)/Downloads/Arrow-X-525.iso or $ sha256sums /home/$(logname)/Downloads/Arrow-X-525.iso

The md5 checksum for Arrow-X-525.iso = 8ba2095e0166002f7c10527b47c04c00

The sha1 checksum for Arrow-X-525.iso = d28fe695ae74f9e49bad4e3a12113c2d2e66ef13

The sha256 checksum for Arrow-X-525.iso = 6c4be09f01f2933a997c8ed652bb6e3665bfc040a4cedac298afd0201a5e21db

The first thing we need to do (after the checksum) is write the ISO to a USB.

If you are using Windows then download Rufus and be sure to click dd in the area where the choice is (write as ISO or dd).

For the rest of us with Linux, I have created a script called zddme.sh which will make it less dangerous. although it assumes you have only one hard drive. and thus will only protect /dev/sda

If you have more than one hard drive, USE CAUTION. Arrow linux and myself are not responsible in any way for any mishaps. This script makes it a little less dangerous. But you can still damage your system. So ALWAYS read before you click. Take that time, it will save you a lot of pain.

Ok open a terminal and migrate to the downloaded file

cd /path/to/file/

run

chmod +x zddme.sh

then

./zddme.sh

follow directions, CAREFULLY!

If you want to delve into the terminal and learn something, here are the manual instructions.

dd the iso to a usb

here is how.

lets install an ISO to a USB using dd

some info about dd

The actual definition of DD may have been a joke, keyboard shorthand, or obscure reference. Wikipedia has this:

The name dd may be an allusion to the DD statement found
in IBM's Job Control Language (JCL),[3] where the
command's syntax resembles the JCL statement more
than it does other Unix commands, so the syntax may have 
been a joke.[3] Another explanation for the command's 
name is that "cc" (for "convert and copy", as in the 
command's description) was already taken by the C 
compiler. It is also jokingly said that dd stands for 
"disk destroyer" or "delete data", since when used for 
low-level operations on hard disks, a small mistake such 
as reversing the input file and output file parameters 
could result in the loss of some or all data on a disk.

Source: dd (unix) on en.wikipedia.org

WARNING! This can trash your computer!

continue at your own risk!!

first thing is first. KNOW WHAT DRIVE IT IS!!

to find your USB drive letters (sdX) In a terminal run

lsblk

look for the drive that matches your usb memory size.

if yo have a 32G USB and see that sdb is 28.3G its probably sdb

it will look something like this

[user@host:~]$ lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:0 0 298.1G 0 disk |-sda1 8:6 0 39.6G 0 part / |-sda2 8:7 0 958.1G 0 part /home -sda3 8:8 0 16.4G 0 part [SWAP] sdb 8:16 1 28.4G 0 disk-sdb1 8:17 1 28.3G 0 part /run/media/user/usb sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom

in my case, sdb is the USB it is a 32G

to write to the USB and have a popup window alert you when it is done. install

for Debian/Ubuntu/Mint

sudo apt install zenity

or for Arch

sudo pacman -Sy zenity

change the sdX to your USB drive letter, mine was sdb.

and the /your/iso/location to whatever it is

like /home/user/Downloads/your.iso

"if" means Input File

"of" means Output File

"bs" means Block Size

dd if=/your/iso/location of=/dev/sdX bs=4M && zenity --info --text="USB is DONE"

this part of the code is what writes the iso to the usb.

dd if=/your/iso/location of=/dev/sdX bs=4M

this part tells the computer to run the second command, but only if the first command had no errors.

&&

this part tells the computer to popup a window when it is done.

zenity --info --text="USB is DONE"

the MOST IMPORTANT PART

"of=/dev/sdX" is absolutly most important. this is the part of the code that can delete your hard drive if you put it wrong. so make sure this is correct

mine lookes like this

dd if=/home/eli/Downloads/Arrow-X-525.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=4M && zenity --info --text="Your ARROW USB is DONE"

you will see a popup window when it is done. So you dont need to watch it.

it will tell you when it is done.