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| From | Rich <rich@example.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: a question of installing linux operating system on external hard drive |
| Date | 2014-08-22 17:17 +0000 |
| Organization | My Linux Box |
| Message-ID | <lt7u07$stc$2@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <0d9743e0-e58a-4c43-9fed-0c05e0d575bc@googlegroups.com> |
newbie2 <xsli2@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi, > I am very interested in installing Linux Ubuntu on an external hard > drive. Ideally, I hope that when I plug this HD to my desktop which > has Windows 7 operating system, then I can use Ubuntu to do my > programming work and all my code, database mysql, Eclipse, Java etc > all are installed at the external hard drive. Then I can unplug it > from this desktop and plug into a laptop, I can continue my work left > at Desktop. Is this possible? To do what you seem to be implying, you need to be able to boot from the external hard drive. Provided you can boot both from the external hard drive, then you can "move" your linux install between different physical machines this way.
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a question of installing linux operating system on external hard drive newbie2 <xsli2@yahoo.com> - 2014-08-22 08:11 -0700
Re: a question of installing linux operating system on external hard drive Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2014-08-22 10:37 -0500
Re: a question of installing linux operating system on external hard drive Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-22 17:17 +0000
Re: a question of installing linux operating system on external hard drive newbie2 <xsli2@yahoo.com> - 2014-08-22 11:06 -0700
Re: a question of installing linux operating system on external hard drive Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2014-08-22 14:30 -0500
Re: a question of installing linux operating system on external hard drive Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-22 19:34 +0000
Re: a question of installing linux operating system on external hard drive Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2014-08-22 20:16 +0000
Re: a question of installing linux operating system on external hard drive floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-08-22 10:08 -0800
Re: a question of installing linux operating system on external hard drive Andreas Kohlbach <aug14.8.ankman@spamgourmet.com> - 2014-08-22 15:20 -0400
Re: a question of installing linux operating system on external hard drive newbie2 <xsli2@yahoo.com> - 2014-08-22 12:28 -0700
Re: a question of installing linux operating system on external hard drive Andreas Kohlbach <aug14.8.ankman@spamgourmet.com> - 2014-08-22 15:41 -0400
Re: a question of installing linux operating system on external hard drive Balwinder S Dheeman <bdheeman.SANSPAM@outlook.com> - 2014-08-24 18:06 +0530
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