It wasn’t a follow-up, just a comment about this thread from CGS: https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2026/10/msg00346.html:
> “Yes, extra care must be taken when using `dd`. Unlike `cp` in interactive > mode, `dd` won’t ask the user for confirmation. I have suffered data loss due > to using the wrong option.” As I’ve already mentioned, I don’t want to prolong or revisit the suggested approaches; I want to move forward. So I started a new thread beginning with @cgs, titled “Minor problem with live CD almost solved.” Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Oct 19, 2026, 09:18 by [email protected]: > [email protected] wrote: > >> >> > >@hlyg2023 > >Maybe you could try this : > >Run "lsblk" first to identify the USB drive, > >then replace `/dev/sdX` with its actual device name in the command. > >> >> > >dev=/dev/sdX; [ "$(lsblk -dnro TRAN "$dev")" = usb ] && read -r -p "Write > >debian-live.iso to $dev? > >Type yes to confirm: " rep && [ "$rep" = yes ] && sudo dd if=debian-live.iso > >of="$dev" bs=16M > >status=progress oflag=sync > >> >> > >If "TRAN" does not indicate "usb", or if you don’t type "yes", > >"dd ..." won’t run. > >> >> > >"dd" overwrites the contents of the destination. > > Please reply to mails with proper headers so that they stay in threads > correctly. > > -- > Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. [email protected] > Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky, > Tongue-tied & twisted, Just an earth-bound misfit, I... >
