So, why not just run a desktop distro from a USB stick? That, in fact, was my first solution, and most desktop distros make it really easy to create a live USB installation, including persistence to storage on the USB drive. To address these problems, I needed a Linux distro with the following characteristics:īootable on a variety of machines (all PC architectures).Ībility to run in memory only, given target machines would all have 1GB or more.Īpplication package compatibility with a major Linux distro. I'd like to be able to run my Linux desktop even on this machine, which is otherwise a brick. If you can find a replacement drive that size, the price is such that it's cheaper to purchase a new Netbook. The failure was in the hard disk, and this particular generation of Netbook uses a 1.6" hard disk. I have a Netbook that bit the dust a few months ago. I don't need a lot of storage (most of my data lives in the cloud), but I do need to be able to use a unique set of application packages so I have the tools I need to do my work. The live Linux on the key runs entirely in memory and uses the key for persistent storage. When I arrive at a new work location, I can plug the USB key in to any available PC, boot Linux quickly and continue working right where I left off. Carrying a portable laptop computer around is one way of having my Linux desktop wherever I need it, but another way is to have a small Linux desktop on my keyring. Install to H.D.D.I don't always work from the same location.(optional) using Menu > System > GParted after any modifications re-start the computer without saving any changes and with the LiveDVD/USB connected Configure the keyboard, locale & timezone settings.flash memory drive and not any other type of drive restarting will be necessary in conjunction with using the correct key(s) (see Appendix below)
so that the computer is instructed to boot with the optical drive or U.S.B.
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