{"id":13550,"date":"2015-10-13T19:41:15","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T18:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13550"},"modified":"2015-10-13T18:45:37","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T17:45:37","slug":"install-osmc-on-a-usb-stick-to-use-with-your-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13550","title":{"rendered":"Install OSMC on a USB stick to use with your Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.averagemanvsraspberrypi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/How-to-Install-OSMC-on-a-USB-Stick-for-your-Raspberry-Pi-777x437.jpg?resize=560%2C315\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.averagemanvsraspberrypi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Saville aka the Average Man<\/a> has written a not-so-average blog post about installing OSMC (Open Source Media Centre) onto a USB stick so you can use it with your Raspberry Pi. He explains why it&#8217;s a good and\/or bad idea to do so and takes you through all the steps you need to carry out to achieve it. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.averagemanvsraspberrypi.com\/2015\/10\/install-osmc-on-a-usb-stick.html\" target=\"_blank\">If you&#8217;re into using your Pi as a media centre, check it out<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Saville aka the Average Man has written a not-so-average blog post about installing OSMC (Open Source Media Centre) onto a USB stick so you can use it with your Raspberry Pi. 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