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Point Linux uses Hybrid ISO images that can be written on a CD/DVD disk or on a USB stick.

== Writing on USB stick ==

=== Under Linux ===

==== In Ubuntu and derivatives ====

1. Install package <code>usb-imagewriter</code> (available in universe repo).<br />
2. ''Ubuntu only!'' Rename image extension from .iso to .img to be able to select it.<br />
3. Insert USB stick where you're going to write Point Linux image.<br />
3. Open ImageWriter.<br />
4. Select image you're going to write.<br />
5. Select device where you're going to write Point Linux image. Select the entire device (e.g. /dev/sdb) not it's partition (e.g. /dev/sdb1).<br />
6. Press 'Write to device'.

==== In LinuxMint ====

Same steps as above, but the application is called MintStick.

==== Using Terminal (all Linux distros) ====

''Warning: This operation will completely erase your USB stick contents.''

1. Insert a USB stick where you plan to put the Point Linux image.<br />
2. Open a terminal window and type <code>dmesg</code> there.<br />
3. You'll see something like:
 [22908.885776] usb 2-1.1: Product: Cruzer Blade
 [22908.885779] usb 2-1.1: Manufacturer: SanDisk
 [22908.885783] usb 2-1.1: SerialNumber: 2006348603056C403AB5
 [22909.462390] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
 [22909.462725] scsi10 : usb-storage 2-1.1:1.0
 [22909.462847] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
 [22909.462850] USB Mass Storage support registered.
 [22910.461745] scsi 10:0:0:0: Direct-Access     SanDisk  Cruzer Blade     1.20 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
 [22910.463424] sd 10:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
 [22910.464935] sd 10:0:0:0: ['''sdb'''] 62530624 512-byte logical blocks: (32.0 GB/29.8 GiB)
 [22910.466310] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
 [22910.466315] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 43 00 00 00
 [22910.467131] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
 [22910.476906]  sdb: sdb1
 [22910.480889] sd 10:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
In this case your USB stick hung on /dev/sdb.<br />
4. Type in terminal <code>sudo dd if=/path/to/image.iso of=/dev/sdX oflag=direct bs=1048576</code><br />
where X is the last letter of your USB stick device and '/path/to/image.iso' is path to the Point Linux image file.<br />
''Warning: Make sure you've put the correct path as this operation will delete all data on a specified device.''<br />
Do not include integer in the USB stick device name.<br />
5. The image was successfully written on a USB stick and you can start using it now.

=== Under Windows ===

Use 'Image Writer', the open source project from Launchpad.

https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer