Linux on USB Flash Drive

[Anon_F]

Read somewhere, but can't remember about getting Linux on a USB Flash Drive to enable you to boot from it by altering the bios to boot from an external usb drive and having not to partition your hard drive.

Anyone know where i can get it from

 

[Ian]

Knoppix can be done like this:

http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Bootable_USB_Key

It's a bit long winded but works I'm not sure if there is an easier version, although there could be!

 

[Anon_F]

Cheers Ian
Did not know if Muckshifter or any other Linux fan knew of any company doing it on a usb drive as a standard buy?

 

[muckshifter]

Cheers Ian
Did not know if Muckshifter or any other Linux fan knew of any company doing it on a usb drive as a standard buy?

You don't buy Linux ... its FREE

The easy way...
http://flashlinux.org.uk/

The err, Linux way ...
http://wiki.debian.org/BootUsb

 

[Anon_F]

Thanks Muckshifter

 

[Abarbarian]

The ISO min size and ISO max size refer to distributions which have different size images of the current release. Sizes over 700MB may require overburning to be put onto a CD, or be a LiveDVD ISO. Many LiveCDs can also be copied onto and booted from USB drives.

Above taken from the bottom of the list ,

http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php

Linux I'm still strugling to understand Windows

 

[Abarbarian]

found this for you Feckit ,

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/usb.html

How to put on pen drive .

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/talk/node/53

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/talk/node/67

I know the second link might upset some peeps as you have to part with hard cash to get it

 

[Anon_F]

Cheers Abarbarian will have a look at the links

 

[Softix]

YOu can go for PC LINUX 2007!

Its for PEN drives too...

Jus download the ISO image file for free. Burn it n run the live cd. Plugin your drive n install.
YOu got option for that at Install-time!

That's it!!