We’ll show you how to create and transfer a drive image to another computer in one step.

We’re fans ofdd, having used it toclone hard drivesandmake drive images locallyin the past.

To set this up, you will need two computers, both running Linux.

Terminal window showing the manual page for the Mutt email client on Linux

Boot up the computer that has the drive you want to image using an Ubuntu Live CD.

We’ll make a note of this equipment name.

Now the complicated part: theddinvocation.

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Doing this over a local online grid will go much faster.

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