Unable to install fydeOS on USB

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  • Description:
    When im trying to install FydeOS on a flash USB drive, it says "Unknown Error attempting to install FydeOS on a USB flash drive.

:computer:System & Device Information

  • Hardware & System Configuration:

    • Processor: Intel core i7-8550U
    • Graphics Card(Please specify if there’s a discrete graphics card): Intel UHD 620
    • RAM: 8GB
    • FydeOS Version: 19.0 stable
  • Relevant System Logs:

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Because USB is not a reliable disk to run OS. You don’t need to install if you just want to run it in USB. Just flash it and use it from USB.

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Yo @hacker I rmbr u when last time I used fyde os XDD

Technically I fixed the issue with sudo chromeos-install --dst /dev/sdb --skip_dst_removable

Ty 4 da advice