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			==For General Users==
	==Getting Technical ==		==Getting Technical ==
	=== rEFInd ===		=== rEFInd ===

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	*"dd if=<required-distro.iso> of=/dev/sd<your drive USB letter><partition-number> bs=4M"		*"dd if=<required-distro.iso> of=/dev/sd<your drive USB letter><partition-number> bs=4M"
	**test boot this on any UEFI computer		**test boot this on any UEFI computer
	*copy additional ISO, to separate partitions		*as required, copy additional ISO, to separate partitions

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	The product is available from:		The product is available from:
	[~~USB-image,~~http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.12.0/refind-flashdrive-0.12.0.zip/download]		[http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.12.0/refind-flashdrive-0.12.0.zip/download USB-image]

	*(caution) insert USB media and run "lsblk" to ascertain it's drive letter - sd(x)		*(caution) insert USB media and run "lsblk" to ascertain it's drive letter - sd(x)
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	**give each partition both "label" and "name" relevant to the distro ISO to be installed there		**give each partition both "label" and "name" relevant to the distro ISO to be installed there
	*copy one disto ISO to its relevant partition:		*copy one disto ISO to its relevant partition:
	*"dd if=<required-distro.iso> of=/dev/sd<your drive USB letter><partition-number> bs=4M		*"dd if=<required-distro.iso> of=/dev/sd<your drive USB letter><partition-number> bs=4M"
	**test boot this on any UEFI computer		**test boot this on any UEFI computer
	*copy additional ISO, to separate partitions		*copy additional ISO, to separate partitions

Rpeters: /* rEFInd */

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rEFInd

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	*(caution) insert USB media and run "lsblk" to ascertain it's drive letter - sd(x)		*(caution) insert USB media and run "lsblk" to ascertain it's drive letter - sd(x)
	**getting this wrong can result in the existing OS being overwritten		**getting this wrong can result in the existing OS being overwritten
	*(advisable) clear the USB drive - "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd<your drive USB letter> bs=1M count=8		*(advisable) clear the USB drive - "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd<your drive USB letter> bs=1M count=8"
	*unzip <refind...zip> \| dd of=/dev/sd<your drive letter> bs=4M		*unzip <refind...zip> \| dd of=/dev/sd<your drive letter> bs=4M
	**test boot this on any UEFI computer		**test boot this on any UEFI computer

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2021-02-04T06:25:17Z

rEFInd

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	*(caution) insert USB media and run "lsblk" to ascertain it's drive letter - sd(x)		*(caution) insert USB media and run "lsblk" to ascertain it's drive letter - sd(x)
	**getting this wrong can result in the existing OS being overwritten		**getting this wrong can result in the existing OS being overwritten
	*(advisable) clear the USB drive - "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd<your drive USB letter>		*(advisable) clear the USB drive - "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd<your drive USB letter> bs=1M count=8
	*unzip <refind...zip> \| dd of=/dev/sd<your drive letter> bs=4M		*unzip <refind...zip> \| dd of=/dev/sd<your drive letter> bs=4M
			**test boot this on any UEFI computer
			***it should display pretty icons - including one for "shutdown"
			***if not, have you disabled "CSM" & "secure-boot", in UEFI ? (essential)
			*return the USB device to a booted Linux computer
	*use GParted (preferably) to create additional partitions, one for each distribution ISO		*use GParted (preferably) to create additional partitions, one for each distribution ISO
	**oversize each partition a little, to allow for later releases being larger		**oversize each partition a little, to allow for later releases being larger
	**format each partition to (preferably) "unformatted"		**format each partition to (preferably) "unformatted"
	**give each partition both "label" and "name" relevant to the distro ISO to be installed there		**give each partition both "label" and "name" relevant to the distro ISO to be installed there
			*copy one disto ISO to its relevant partition:
			*"dd if=<required-distro.iso> of=/dev/sd<your drive USB letter><partition-number> bs=4M
			**test boot this on any UEFI computer
			*copy additional ISO, to separate partitions

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Getting Technical

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	*(advisable) clear the USB drive - "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd<your drive USB letter>		*(advisable) clear the USB drive - "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd<your drive USB letter>
	*unzip <refind...zip> \| dd of=/dev/sd<your drive letter> bs=4M		*unzip <refind...zip> \| dd of=/dev/sd<your drive letter> bs=4M
			*use GParted (preferably) to create additional partitions, one for each distribution ISO
			**oversize each partition a little, to allow for later releases being larger
			**format each partition to (preferably) "unformatted"
			**give each partition both "label" and "name" relevant to the distro ISO to be installed there

Rpeters: /* rEFInd */

2021-02-04T06:09:17Z

rEFInd

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	==Getting Technical ==		==Getting Technical ==
	=== rEFInd ===		=== rEFInd ===
	This very flexible product has ~~two~~ prerequisites:		This very flexible product has three prerequisites:
	*computer having modern, UEFI, firmware		*computer having modern, UEFI, firmware
	*user having modicum of command line skill		*user having modicum of command line skill
			*USB flash media, of at least 8 GB (USB3 preferred)

	The product is available from:		The product is available from:
	[USB-image,http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.12.0/refind-flashdrive-0.12.0.zip/download]		[USB-image,http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.12.0/refind-flashdrive-0.12.0.zip/download]

			*(caution) insert USB media and run "lsblk" to ascertain it's drive letter - sd(x)
			**getting this wrong can result in the existing OS being overwritten
			*(advisable) clear the USB drive - "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd<your drive USB letter>
			*unzip <refind...zip> \| dd of=/dev/sd<your drive letter> bs=4M

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==Getting Technical ==
=== rEFInd ===
This very flexible product has two prerequisites:
*computer having modern, UEFI, firmware
*user having modicum of command line skill

The product is available from:
[USB-image,http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.12.0/refind-flashdrive-0.12.0.zip/download]

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	**getting this wrong can result in the existing OS being overwritten		**getting this wrong can result in the existing OS being overwritten
	*(advisable) clear the USB drive - "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd<your drive USB letter> bs=1M count=8"		*(advisable) clear the USB drive - "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd<your drive USB letter> bs=1M count=8"
	*unzip <refind...zip> ~~\| dd of=/dev/sd<your drive letter> bs=4M~~		*unzip <refind...zip>
			*dd if=refind-flashdrive-<.n.n.n>.img of=/dev/sd<your USB drive letter> bs=4M
	**test boot this on any UEFI computer		**test boot this on any UEFI computer
	***it should display pretty icons - including one for "shutdown"		***it should display pretty icons - including one for "shutdown"
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	**oversize each partition a little, to allow for later releases being larger		**oversize each partition a little, to allow for later releases being larger
	**format each partition to (preferably) "unformatted"		**format each partition to (preferably) "unformatted"
	**give each partition both "label" and "name" relevant to the distro ISO to be ~~installed~~ there		**give each partition both "label" and "name" relevant to the distro ISO to be placed there
	*copy one disto ISO to its relevant partition:		*copy one disto ISO to its relevant partition:
	*"dd if=<required-distro.iso> of=/dev/sd<your ~~drive~~ USB letter><partition-number> bs=4M"		*"dd if=<required-distro.iso> of=/dev/sd<your USB drive letter><partition-number> bs=4M"
	**test boot this on any UEFI computer		**test boot this on any UEFI computer
	*as required, copy additional ISO, to separate partitions		*as required, copy additional ISO, to separate partitions
			*for more detailed guides, see:
			[https://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/ RodsBooks site]

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