[Cialug] Swap for a USB Drive

[Rob Miller]

David:  Thank you for the links.  Do you recommend one particular USB stick
or manufacturer?  Rob

On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 1:17 PM, David Champion <dchamp1337 at gmail.com>wrote:

> There are some Linux distributions that are tailored to run from USB
> stick. Here's one example:
>
> http://www.mandriva.com/en/downloads/2011/
>
>
> http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Docs/Installing_Mandriva_Linux#Installation_from_a_USB_stick
>
>
> You may want to use the 32 bit version, unless you're sure all of the
> machines you will be using are 64 bit.
>
> -dc
>
> On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 8:11 AM, Rob Miller <rob at dotcomservices.com>wrote:
>
>> I would like to have a USB (thumb/flash) drive with a flavor of Linux
>> loaded on it.  Seems I am using so many different computers - wife's
>> laptop, daughter's netbook, desktop at the public library, my own decrepit
>> desktop, etc.  I have an ASUS portable wireless 4-in-1 router, model
>> WL-330gE that I would be happy to swap.  I would also be happy to go out
>> and buy a USB drive for you to use; just tell me which one works best ... I
>> have used SUSE the most over the past five or six years as my desktop
>> (after starting with "Lindows") and also I once tried installing one of the
>> "small" distros on an ancient laptop; I think it was Puppy or D*mn Small
>> Linux.  The ASUS unit has only been used once or twice and should be in
>> good shape.  Thank you.
>>
>> Rob Miller - rob at dotcomservices.com
>>
>>
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