Re: [SLE] Booting from USB ext HD via a CD

From: Dr. Gavin Pillay (gavinpillay_at_gmail.com)
Date: 07/19/05

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To: Adam Vazquez Kb2Jpd <adamvaz@earthlink.net>

    Thanks Adam, but my external USB drive is 250 gigs, so I was looking for a more
    permanent install and a method for comfortably trying out new distro's without
    "messsing" with my internel drive on the notebook.

    Regards, 

    --
SyapseR
> There is a issue of the British Linux Rag called Linux Format that has
> several mini-distros as well as a few of the newer distros such as
> SlackZip that would install in a properly sized (128M) USB Thumbdrive.
> 
> You can also look at www.linuxgazette.com , the online version of Linux
> Journal and see several articles regarding Linux install onto USB
> drives.
> 
> There are also new versions of Knoppix that use USB Drives for whenever
> you want to save your /home directories and settings. The newer ones
> also take advantage of the multi-session capability of a USB   cd burner
> and then you write it back  onto the CD.
> 
> FYI.
> 
> ADAM
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