[Cialug] Swap for a USB Drive

[Nathan C. Smith]

I think I followed these instructions, or some just like them for my "live thumb drive" installation.

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/debian-live-flash-drive-install-from-windows/


-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Dave Hala Jr
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 8:38 AM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Swap for a USB Drive

I've got a bunch of the Sandisk 2,4 and 8gb drives that I bought on sale at Staples at differant times and I haven't had any problems with them using both redhat and centos 5 and 6

:) Dave



On Sat, 2012-01-21 at 09:48 -0600, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
> Don't get a USB drive with software that makes it run automatically or 
> install software to the drive. (ulive might be what it's called) It 
> still works but it causes a little frustration. Best is just a plain 
> USB thumb drive.
> 
> 
> I picked up this tiny 8GB drive at Staples last weekend for $9.99.
> Barely sticks out of the usb drive, fits nicely on my keychain. (yes, 
> it has a cap to protected it)
> 
> 
> There are easy to follow instructions on making your own live Ubuntu 
> usb drive at http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download just 
> scroll down and do the "show me" stuff. The Windows tool it instructs 
> you to download has the capability to install other distros in 
> addition to Ubuntu.
> 
> 
> 20120121_094303.jpg
> 
> 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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