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Linux on USB

by Kakiray Mar 22, 2007 11:22AM PDT

Wats the best linux distro to run from a flash drive,
also please post a guide to installing it on my flash drive.

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Linux on USB

by arochester Mar 22, 2007 8:52PM PDT

See http://www.pendrivelinux.com/

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which one?

by Kakiray Mar 23, 2007 7:23AM PDT

which distro of linux would u reccomend?

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Linux on USB

by septus Mar 23, 2007 8:24AM PDT

Hi Kakiray,
Puppy Linux installs easily to a USB "flash/thumb" drive - it is just one of the alternatives given when you shut down from a live CD/DVD the first time (512MB will work); another is to continue using the CD/DVD as a "multisession" (boot from, read from, write to).
Cheers
sylvestris

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