Clone OS

Clone OS

We will use Raspbian for this quick-guide on how to install an operating system and then clone that image so that you avoid repeating steps.

Install Raspbian

1. Install Raspbian
2. Update Raspbian
3. Upgrade Raspbian

Refer to the Installing Raspbian page to install Raspbian into one of your micro SD cards.

Clone Image

After you have successfully installed, updated and upgraded a clean Raspbian OS image, we need to do the following:

1. Turn off your Raspberry Pi

sudo shutdown now

2. Insert the micro SD card into your laptop or computer (not the raspberry pi)
3. Read the Raspbian pre-installed image (How-to Read Images)
4. Save the image as raspbian-preinstalled-cluster.img

Now for each micro SD card you have (excluding the one with Raspbian on it), we do the following:

1. Insert micro SD card into your laptop or computer (not the Raspberry Pi)
2. Format the micro SD card (How-to Format SD Cards)
3. Write the raspbian-preinstalled.img to the micro SD card (How-to Write Images)

That's it, you are done!