doc: installing-usb: removes notes about unetbootin.
They are known to cause more issues than solving issues; futhermore using `dd` should work everywhere without fail.
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The <command>dd</command> utility will write the image verbatim to the drive,
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The <command>dd</command> utility will write the image verbatim to the drive,
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making it the recommended option for both UEFI and non-UEFI installations.
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making it the recommended option for both UEFI and non-UEFI installations.
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For non-UEFI installations, you can alternatively use
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<link xlink:href="http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/">unetbootin</link>. If
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you cannot use <command>dd</command> for a UEFI installation, you can also
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mount the ISO, copy its contents verbatim to your drive, then either:
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<itemizedlist>
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Change the label of the disk partition to the label of the ISO (visible
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with the blkid command), or
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<para>
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Edit <filename>loader/entries/nixos-livecd.conf</filename> on the drive
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and change the <literal>root=</literal> field in the
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<literal>options</literal> line to point to your drive (see the
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documentation on <literal>root=</literal> in
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<link xlink:href="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt">
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the kernel documentation</link> for more details).
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</para>
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<para>
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If you want to load the contents of the ISO to ram after bootin (So you
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can remove the stick after bootup) you can append the parameter
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<literal>copytoram</literal> to the <literal>options</literal> field.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</para>
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</section>
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</section>
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