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====Step1: Requirements ====

This page describe how to download and install the image on a microSD card and boot on ROCK Pi E. You need at least the following.

* ROCK Pi E board with power supply
* a microSD card, larger than 8GB, class 10 or better
* a microSD card reader, either a USB card reader or the SD card reader on laptop
*  a PC/laptop running Windows or Linux or MacOS

====Step 2: Download necessary tools and image ====

* Etcher is the tool we use to write image. Download the right Etcher for your PC from [[RockpiE/downloads]] page and install it. Check [[https://www.balena.io/etcher/ Etcher website]] for more info about Etcher.
* Choose the image you want to install from [[RockpiE/downloads]] page and unzip it. The unzipped image name is like below:

    rockpie_debian_buster_minimal_arm64_191115_0335-gpt.img

We will use it for the writing.

====Step 3: Write the image to microSD card ====

1. Insert the uSD Card into uSD Card Reader, which connects to host computer. 

2. Run the application, for example,  by executing the command on Ubuntu 16.04:

    $ /bin/bash etcher-etcher-electron-1.4.5-x86_64.AppImage

3. In the etcher window, we click button Select image.

[[File:linux_etcher_select_image.png]]

4. In the etcher window, we click button Select Drive.

[[File:linux_etcher_select_driver.png]]

5. In the etcher window, we click button Flash.

[[File:linux_etcher_select_flash_button.png]]

6. In the etcher window, it shows us Flash Complete!

[[File:linux_etcher_show_complete.png]]

Done! Now you have successfully installed the OS image on microSD card.