Using Ubuntu 16.04 to validate a Raspbian image and write it to an SD card

If you are using Ubuntu 12.04 or earlier, the Ubuntu ImageWriter is a GUI tool that makes the installation very easy. If you are using a newer version, usb-imagewriter is not available, but SD cards can still be created from the command line. This will generally work on most flavors of Linux; check with your project's documentation to see the recommended method.

How to do it...

  1. I find the easiest method is to look at what is mounted. If the SD card is inserted, it should be automatically recognized:
    $ mount -l

  2. Another way to find the mount(s) on the SD card is looking using the dmseg command. Ubuntu's documentation recommends using dmesg to find out which device the SD card ...

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