Debian (or ubuntu) on a micro sd card (pinebook pro)
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The Debian OS in the wiki is the original image that mrfixit prepared for the factory preinstalled images on the Pinebook Pro.
( I do still have this running on both my PBP laptops, the original ISO and the later ANSI keyboard models.)

>  However,  I believe the official 'Debian arm64' download will work soon, or possibly works now.
   ( I mentioned in previous post, I plan on trying the latest, but I have not yet)

As to the Balena Etcher app,  the direct download from their website is a more current version, if you are running Ubuntu, or a direct derivative such as KUbuntu, the Etcher website will automatically pick the newest release that will work on your operating system.

>NOTE:  The Balena Etcher app can take minutes to start up after clicking on it, on my computer, but it does work great for me.

I hope that helps,
B.C.

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Balena Etcher handles the de-compressing,  on 'most' compressed images.
  Also, next I use 'Disks'  to 'resize' the image to use the full compacity of the SD card.


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RE: Debian (or ubuntu) on a micro sd card (pinebook pro) - by bcnaz - 08-09-2020, 01:14 PM

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