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{nav icon=home, name=Main Page > icon=info-circle, name=PureOS > icon=list-ul, name=Tips & Tricks > icon=terminal, name=Burn images using dd} Burn images to SD card/USB drive using `dd` terminal command --- IMPORTANT: Choosing incorrect drive designation could wipe your wipe your valuable data, like /home or root partition! WARNING: This action will wipe all data on your SD Card/USB drive! * Insert USB drive but do not mount it: it must be unmounted. * Open your favorite terminal emulator and run {icon terminal}`sudo fdisk -l` to check drive designations. * Run: {icon terminal}`sudo dd bs=4M if=/path/to/PureOS-2.1.iso of=/dev/sdX status=progress && sync`, replacing //sd**X**// with your USB drive designation, for example: //sd**c**// (be very careful here!). * The //sync// part is important, do not ommit it! After `dd` command finishes, your drive is ready.

{nav icon=home, name=Main Page > icon=thumbs-o-up, name=General Recommendations > icon=terminal, name=Burn images using dd} Burn images to SD card/USB drive using `dd` terminal command --- IMPORTANT: Choosing incorrect drive designation could wipe your wipe your valuable data, like /home or root partition! WARNING: This action will wipe all data on your SD Card/USB drive! * Insert USB drive but do not mount it: it must be unmounted. * Open your favorite terminal emulator and run {icon terminal}`sudo fdisk -l` to check drive designations. * Run: {icon terminal}`sudo dd bs=4M if=/path/to/PureOS-2.1.iso of=/dev/sdX status=progress && sync`, replacing //sd**X**// with your USB drive designation, for example: //sd**c**// (be very careful here!). * The //sync// part is important, do not ommit it! After `dd` command finishes, your drive is ready. NOTE: You can also do this using GUI apps like [[recommendations/burn-using-etcher|Etcher]] or [[recommendations/burn-using-gdisks|GNOME Disks]].

{nav icon=home, name=Main Page > icon=info-circle, name=PureOS > icon=list-ulthumbs-o-up, name=Tips & TricksGeneral Recommendations > icon=terminal, name=Burn images using dd} Burn images to SD card/USB drive using `dd` terminal command --- IMPORTANT: Choosing incorrect drive designation could wipe your wipe your valuable data, like /home or root partition! WARNING: This action will wipe all data on your SD Card/USB drive! * Insert USB drive but do not mount it: it must be unmounted. * Open your favorite terminal emulator and run {icon terminal}`sudo fdisk -l` to check drive designations. * Run: {icon terminal}`sudo dd bs=4M if=/path/to/PureOS-2.1.iso of=/dev/sdX status=progress && sync`, replacing //sd**X**// with your USB drive designation, for example: //sd**c**// (be very careful here!). * The //sync// part is important, do not ommit it! After `dd` command finishes, your drive is ready. NOTE: You can also do this using GUI apps like [[recommendations/burn-using-etcher|Etcher]] or [[recommendations/burn-using-gdisks|GNOME Disks]].