[Cialug] Kiosk suggestions?

[Matthew Nuzum]

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 10:31 AM, Zachary Kotlarek <zach at kotlarek.com>wrote:

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> On Jun 30, 2010, at 9:28 AM, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
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> > USB thumb drive boots almost as fast as a hard drive. Ubuntu can make a
> live usb thumb drive from an ISO. 1GB or larger thumb drive needed.
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> If you can install to a "USB thumb drive" you can install to a the hard
> drive -- they're both just random-access block devices.
>
>        Zach
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>
Ubuntu (probably others) can create a "live cd" on a usb thumb drive.
They've traditionally been a read-only install, just like the CD. However
recent versions allow the optional creation of a rw filesystem if the drive
is large enough. You don't need to do that though.

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