If your image is compressed as a .gz file rather than a .zip , you can use zcat or gunzip in a similar fashion.
The following write-up explains how to use the dd command to handle .zip or compressed disk images, specifically focusing on writing them directly to a drive. Direct Write-up: Working with dd and Compressed Images
: Sends that extracted data directly into the next command.
To write a .zip image directly to a drive (such as an SD card or USB) without unzipping it to your hard drive first, you can pipe the output of the unzip command into dd .
Dd.zip
If your image is compressed as a .gz file rather than a .zip , you can use zcat or gunzip in a similar fashion.
The following write-up explains how to use the dd command to handle .zip or compressed disk images, specifically focusing on writing them directly to a drive. Direct Write-up: Working with dd and Compressed Images dd.zip
: Sends that extracted data directly into the next command. If your image is compressed as a
To write a .zip image directly to a drive (such as an SD card or USB) without unzipping it to your hard drive first, you can pipe the output of the unzip command into dd . dd.zip