Re: using Linux from a flash drive

From: dmaclean <dmaclean@acsalaska.net>
Date: Mon Aug 27 2007 - 20:43:29 AKDT

Karen Ciocchi wrote:
> Hi all! I would welcome your sage advice.
> My goal is to surf exclusively using Linux (Ubuntu,
> Knoppix, doesn't matter to me) and to store any
> downloads somewhere on a FAT32 partition I can access
> later with Windows. [dual booting, Wine, and VM Ware
> are not viable solutions in this case]
> It seems that buying a 1-2GB flash drive could work,
> as my laptop can boot from that device.
> This leads to some questions:
>
> Q1: How many GB would you allocate for a minimal
> Linux + Open Office + GIMP installation?
> Q2: Will the choice of device make any difference? Are
> the terms "flash drive" and "jump drive" interchangeable?
> Q3: Which device brands are reliable? I've already had
> a cheap flash drive die on me.
>
> Thanks!
> Karen Ciocchi
>
>
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Karen,
I think the newest Knoppix is just under 700 mb.
Flash & jump are the same as far as i know.
This weekend they had a 3pack of 2gb usb drives @ at costco for 49.95?
hope that helps
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Received on Mon Aug 27 20:41:41 2007

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