Bruce's Way USB Drive

Forumite Members General Topics Tech Linux Talk Bruce's Way USB Drive

Viewing 6 posts - 1 through 6 (of 6 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • #5684
    TipponTippon
    Participant
      @tippon
      Forumite Points: 0

      Does anyone still have a copy of Bruce’s way of creating a USB drive with Linux installed please? I made a bootable drive ages ago based roughly on what Bruce started, but I forgot to copy the thread from MM before it died  :negative:

      #5686
      blacklion1725blacklion1725
      Participant
        @blacklion1725
        Forumite Points: 2

        Check your PM chief

        #5698
        TipponTippon
        Participant
          @tippon
          Forumite Points: 0

          Check your PM chief

          Got it, thanks  :good:

          #5700
          blacklion1725blacklion1725
          Participant
            @blacklion1725
            Forumite Points: 2

            you’re welcome – as an aside I struggled to find a use for it. For a permanent install on a fast USB you can install direct on the USB (like a HDD), and for a portable version,  a live linux disk with an extra NTFS partition has worked best for me. The persistent install isn’t really portable as it is tweaked to the system you created it on.

            Not knocking it but I couldn’t find a use for it.

            #5702
            The VFM AddictThe VFM Addict
            Participant
              @thevfmaddict
              Forumite Points: 0

              I have to say I agree.  A multi-boot pendrive lives on my key-ring with Mint MATE, Mint XFCE, Puppy Linux (My own remastered version) and Hiren’s so I can boot to whichever I choose.   There’s also a set of Windows Portable Apps.

              _______________________________________________________________________________________

              During the Covid-19 Epidemic I will be wearing a mask and goggles while posting so that if I become infected I won't spread it to you.

              #5743
              TipponTippon
              Participant
                @tippon
                Forumite Points: 0

                I can’t remember exactly what I did, but I could run the Linux install from the pen drive as if it was a proper installation, but could swap it between computers. It would take a bit longer to boot the first time I used it on each machine, but I only used it on a handful of machines, mainly to recover files. I copied the VirtualBox files from a LiLi drive too, so it could run in a VM on any machine.

                VFM: I use PortableApps on the drive too. I use Portable Thunderbird as my email client and copy it to the drive every so often. It goes with me then so that if anything happens to my computer, I’ve got a quick and dirty backup.

                While I’ve been typing this, I realised that I might still have the drive set up. I’ve run it as a VM and remembered how slow it is on the old drive. This is why I’ve been looking for the instructions, so that I can get it running on a faster drive. Ideally I want to set up WordPress and Neural Enhancer on it, and be able to take them with me, along with any other things that I want to try to learn.

              Viewing 6 posts - 1 through 6 (of 6 total)
              • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.