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Re: Liveusb w/ persistent data

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On Sun 31 Mar 2019 at 09:02:15 +0100, Paul Sutton wrote:

> Not sure if this is the right solution.  However when booting and
> installing from a flash disk, I get the option to install to either hdd
> or flash disk (as this device is detected),  I also get the choose where
> to install the boot loader.
> 
> The same applies if I have 2 or more physical hard disks in a system, it
> will give me the option as to where to install.
> 
> Would plugging in a 2nd flash disk and then installing to that work,
> then tell the bootloader to install to that device.
> 
> Comments welcome on this.

That would work. What to install to the flash drive would depend on the
thought Joe B has put into what goes on the drive. Terminal only? A DE?
An archive? Hardware compatibility and portability are considerations.

"Liveusb w/ persistent data" doesn't appear to have the edge over this
method.

-- 
Brian.

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Liveusb w/ persistent data Joe B <jcb2016az@gmail.com> - 2019-03-31 06:50 +0200
  Re: Liveusb w/ persistent data Paul Sutton <zleap@disroot.org> - 2019-03-31 10:10 +0200
    Re: Liveusb w/ persistent data Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-03-31 13:30 +0200
      Re: Liveusb w/ persistent data Paul Sutton <zleap@disroot.org> - 2019-03-31 16:10 +0200
        Re: Liveusb w/ persistent data Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-03-31 18:30 +0200
  Re: Liveusb w/ persistent data deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-03-31 10:30 +0200

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