Closed ghost closed 2 years ago
Any tool that can write an ISO to a USB drive should do. On FreeBSD, Windows, macOS, Linux, and other operating systems. Probably we should just point to some documentation that explains how to write an ISO to a USB drive in many different operating systems.
Probably we should just point to some documentation that explains how to write an ISO to a USB drive in many different operating systems.
Yes.
But I highly recommend also include CLI-command for offline install with dd
in offline/NOT "on the go" too;)
Where should we link to?
Probably https://hellosystem.github.io/docs/user/components/utilities/create-live-media, and extend that page with links for other operating systems.
Do you know a good places to link to?
Do you know a good places to link to?
I guess it should be put into "Getting Started >Creating Live Media":
And it seems like there is info on offline ISO writing: sudo dd if=<path to ISO file> of=/dev/daX bs=4m status=progress
But missed info on "on the go" install (mentioned in README.md
) and any other GUI-installers alternatives to CLI.
Would you like to edit and send a pull request for https://github.com/helloSystem/docs/blob/main/user/getting-started.md#creating-live-media? It is easy, just click the "Edit" button ;-)
It is easy, just click the "Edit" button ;-)
I know ;-)
Okay, I would try.
And it seems like there is info on offline ISO writing:
sudo dd if=<path to ISO file> of=/dev/daX bs=4m status=progress
The correct command is sudo dd if=<path to ISO file> of=/dev/sdX status=progress
. If you write to a partition, rather than to the drive, some systems won't boot (e.g. Macs).
Yes, /dev/daX
is FreeBSD whereas /dev/sdX
is Linux. Also, the GNU version of dd
that is shipped with Linux distributions didn't support status=progress
last time I checked, just leave it away. bs=4m
is useful because it speeds things up.
But then, I'd just use balenaEtcher on Linux.
Also, the GNU version of
dd
that is shipped with Linux distributions didn't supportstatus=progress
last time I checked, just leave it away.bs=4m
is useful because it speeds things up.
AFAIK it's been supported for a while on most Linux distributions; e.g. since Ubuntu 18.04. I would say it's fairly risk-free to recommend using it.
Closing here. If the documentation should be changed then please send a pull request for https://github.com/helloSystem/docs/blob/main/user/getting-started.md. Thanks!
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Actually
README.md
includes only instruction to write ISO "on the go" from FreeBSD.Describe the solution you'd like
Add instruction on instal pre-downloaded ISO (already stored somewhere
hello-*-amd64.iso
) under Linux intoREADME.md
too:Describe alternatives you've considered
Also list some GUI apps which could be used instead of CLI.
Additional context Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here.