Re: using Linux from a flash drive

From: Nate Lubeck <thelube@gmail.com>
Date: Mon Aug 27 2007 - 21:44:12 AKDT

pendrivelinux will be your best bet.
If you really wanted to you could compile your own usb-knoppix
As far as device terms... yes they're interchangeable. Pen drive, thumb
drive, flash drive.. they're all the same.

On 8/27/07, Greg Madden <pabi@gci.net> wrote:
>
> On Monday 27 August 2007, 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.
>
> I haven't tried this, I don't have a box thats boots USB.
>
> http://pendrivelinux.com/
> http://www.mandriva.com/en/linux/node_3827
>
> I don't know about the quality issue.
>
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