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Writing the Raspbian Stretch image to a microSD card

After downloading Etcher and the Raspbian Stretch image, let's write Raspbian Stretch to our microSD card:

Insert the microSD card into the microSD card reader, then connect the card reader to your laptop via USB:

Next, open Etcher and click on the Select Image button. After this, select the Raspbian Stretch ZIP file and click on Open:

After that, make sure that the microSD card reader drive is selected, as in the following screenshot. If any other drive is selected by mistake, click ...

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