Debian How to Make a Copy of Usb Stick Into Iso Image

This Guide will show you how to Make a Perfect Copy of a Usb Stick Into an Iso Image.

All procedure is Explained ins a Simple Step-by-Step Way.

1. Open a Terminal Window:
   
   • Gnome:
     

     Accessories >> Root Terminal

   • KDE:
     

     Applications >> System >> Terminal

2. Access the Devices Holding Directory:
   

   cd /dev

Your Usb Key will be located Between the sdXN Entries on the Devices Directory.
3. To Find it you simply Make a 2 Steps Check
   
   • With your Key Plugged-In Execute:
     

     ls

     Look at all Entries beginning by sd in the Directory Listing
     
   • Unplug the Usb Drive and Repeat the Same Command Again
   Now you will Find Some Missing Entries in the Devices Directory Take Note of the Missing sdX Entries because between them there is the Target!
4. Plugin the Usb Key Again and Try to Execute
   

   dd if=/dev/sdXN of=/tmp/usbCopy.iso

   Substitute the X with your First Target Parameter and N with the Number Associated
   I mean, the Target Partition Label is Ending by a Number.
   

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Debian Search Files and Directories inside Media and External Drives

When you Need to Find a File that is Located inside a Media or an External Drive on Debian Linux you can Uselessly Try to Search by the File Manager...

After if you Know the Search Techniques on Terminal you can try by the usually Very Efficient locate Command but Again Without luck!

There are a Change to Make on the locate Configuration File that Enable you to Easily Find Files and Directories Inside all Media and External Drives.

Here is the WoWEasy-Guide :)

1. Open a Terminal Window:
   
   • Gnome:
     

     Accessories >> Root Terminal

   • KDE:
     

     Applications >> System >> Terminal

2. Edit the /etc/updatedb.conf File
   For Example with the nano Editor:
   

   sudo nano /etc/updatedb.conf

   If your User is Not in the Sudoers File look: Add User to Sudoers File
   
   • From the Line Beginning by "PRUNEPATHS"
     Remove
     

     /media

   • From the Line Beginning by "PRUNEFS"
     Remove
     

     isoXXXX

   and Every other File Types you Want locate Will Looking For...

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4. To Save Changes
   

   Ctrl+x

5. To Locate a File or a Directory you Execute this Command in Terminal
   

   sudo locate yourKeyword

   Whith this Easy-Technique your are Now Able to Looking for Files into Tera-Bytes of External Drives and Media :)
   

Debian Install Firefox Plugin for Java OpenJdk

To Get Working Firefox in Debian with the OpenJDK Java Release is very Simple...

Carefully Follow these Commands:

1. Open a Terminal Window:
   
   • Gnome:
     

     Accessories >> Root Terminal

   • KDE:
     

     Applications >> System >> Terminal

2. Execute this Command:
   

   sudo apt-get install icetea6-plugin

   If got an Error because your User is Not in the Sudoers File look this:
   Add User to Sudoers File
   

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4. Check Java is Working or Firefox:
   Check Java in Firefox
   

Debian KDE Search Find Install New Packages

 

If you are New on Debian KDE is Not Easy to Find and Install New Packages...

 

To Give You the Ability to Search and Find Easily for New Debian Packages there is a Very Useful Tool: packagesearch

 

To Get Installed the Package Search Tool on KDE you Follow this Guide...

1. Open a Terminal Session in KDE:
   

   Applications >> System >> Terminal

2. Execute this Command:
   

   sudo apt-get install packagesearch

   If you Got "is not in the sudoers file" follow this other Guide:
   here
   
3. To Start Using the Package Search Tool on KDE Go:
   

   Applications >> System >> Debian Package Search

4. Once in Packagesearch Start Searching Simply by Tag Inserting inside the Box:
   

   Search for pattern

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Debian How to Create Iso Image Copy of CD/DVD Media

 

This wOw-Tip is Intended to Describe the Easiest Solution available for:
"How to Make a Copy of a Media in Debian Linux."

The Same Technique is Valid both for DVD and CD Media...

The little Steps necessary to Achieve this Result are the Following one:

1. Open a Terminal Window:
   
2. You need to be Sure your Media is Not Mouted On...
   To Unmount your Media Execute:
   

   umount cdrom0

3. Now you are Ready to Make a Copy of your Media:
   The Right Command contain the Insight of the Device Used...
   
   • If your CD/DVD is on the First Media Device Execute:

   dd if=/dev/sr0 of=/tmp/mediaCopy.iso

   • If your CD/DVD is on the Second Media Device Execute:

   dd if=/dev/sr1 of=/tmp/mediaCopy.iso

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