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live-images/prep: clean up.
- Remove quote blocks - Use in-line code blocks for the dd command - Mention the possibility of adding status=progress to dd command
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src/installation/live-images/prep.md

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### Write the live image
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The [dd(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/man1/dd.1) command can be used to copy a
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live image to a storage device. Using dd, write the live image to the device:
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live image to a storage device. Using `dd`, write the live image to the device:
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> **Warning**: this will destroy any data currently on the referenced device.
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> Exercise caution.
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**Warning**: this will destroy any data currently on the referenced device.
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Exercise caution.
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```
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# dd bs=4M if=/path/to/void-live-ARCH-DATE-VARIANT.iso of=/dev/sdX
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377487360 bytes (377 MB, 360 MiB) copied, 0.461442 s, 818 MB/s
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```
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dd won't print anything until it's completed (or if it failed), so depending on
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the device, this can take a few minutes or longer.
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`dd` won't print anything until it's completed (or if it failed), so, depending
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on the device, this can take a few minutes or longer. You can enable printing by
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adding `status=progress` to the command if using GNU coreutils `dd`.
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Finally, ensure all data is flushed before disconnecting the device:
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- [K3B](https://userbase.kde.org/K3b)
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- [Xfburn](https://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfburn)
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> Note: with a CD or DVD, live sessions will be less responsive than with a USB
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> or hard drive.
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It should be noted that, with a CD or DVD, live sessions will be less responsive
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than with a USB stick or hard drive.

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