On 6/30/20 11:53 PM, John Nicholas wrote:
So what is the difference between dd on Linux and Balena Etcher?
W3DJS recommends Balena Etcher. ? Is this because dd only works on Linux and he is working with people working on Mac or PC?
JN
Hi, John:
?Mac-OS uses the commercial OS, Unix (circa 1965).
Linux is, kinda, cloned from Unix.
Linux is original code, but does behaves exactly the same as Unix (Mac-OS).
Conversely, Mac-OS will do everything that Linux-OS does.
Mac users have 'dd' already installed.
So, 'balena-etcher' may be only for Windows users.
Windows 10 now includes the Linux kernel, so 'dd' is available to Windows users.
Chuck
