Stefan

How to run Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex from a flash drive (Download Squad)

Oct 21st 2008 5:04PM @ Chrisaroz and Brad Liner. Yes. It is not a full installation. It will only copy certain files and you will have something between a live CD and a persistent installation. It is not however what you would expect of a fully installed Operating System . I.E. You lose your USB key and anyone who finds has instant access to your files (since it has the same user just like the live CD.). Of course an UBUNTU installation on the USB flash drive could be hacked. But a password would make it a bit difficult and would require more knowledge.

A full install of Ubuntu can be done to a USB flash drive that has more than 4.5 GB , 8 GB that is.

If you want a persistent Linux Installation you can try Puppy Linux that has only 200 MB and it is intuitive and fully functional, persistent and it found my wireless. If wireless is not a concern, there is also SLAX and TinyME.

Best of Luck,

Stefan