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How to create a Linux installation USB

Step One: Download the ISO image.

Step Two: Find a tool to unpack (i.e Rufus.) If you are on a Chromebook, you can use the Chromebook Recovery Utility from the Webstore.

We are only going to go over the one with the Chromebook Recovery Utility. Rufus is pretty self explanatory if you install it on a Windows device. Just make sure it is EFI

How to use the Chromebook Recovery Utility to make a Linux installer

Step One: Locate the ISO image you downloaded, rename FILE.iso to FILE.bin

Step Two: Open the utility, and go to the three dots in the top right corner.

Step Three: Select "Specify your own image"

Step Four: Let the utility do it's thing. When it is finished, eject the USB/SD card.

Various Linux things

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How To List A Linux Device's Hardware Devices

If lsdev and lsscsi is not installed:

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Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install procinf

sudo apt-get install lsscsi

sudo apt-get install hwinfo

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Fedora

sudo dnf install procinfo

sudo dnf install lsscsi

sudo dnf install hwinfo

sudo dnf install lshw

sudo dnf install hdparm

Arch

sudo pacman -Syu procinfo

sudo pacman -Syu lsscsi

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The mount Commands

mount

mount | grep /dev/sd

mount | less

The lsblk Commands

lsblk

lsblk -e 7,11

The df Commands

df

df -x squashfs

The fdisk commands

sudo fdisk -l

sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda

The cat /proc Commands

cat /proc/mounts

cat /proc/mounts | grep /dev/sd

cat /proc/partitions | grep s[rd]

The lscpi Command

lscpi

The lsusb Command

lsusb

The lsdev Command

lsdev | less

The lshw Command

sudo lshw | less

The lsscsi command

lsscsi

The dmidecode command

dmidecode | less

The hwinfo command

hwinfo --short