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USB Install

Asked by John Casper

I've checked a few other forum threads, but haven't found anything like what I'm looking for. I'm wanting to completely install Ubuntu 10.04 onto a flash drive so that it doesn't go into 'live user' mode, it saves settings, and what-not. Essentially treat the flash drive as a hard drive. I'm novice enough that this seems daunting, but I do know what Sudo is. Can I do that through the Ubuntu boot install? I'd gladly try it but I don't have any blank CD's. Thanks in advance

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Best T L R (tlr) said : 		#1

Hi John,

I have done this several times. There are step by step instructions here for a persistent USB Linux drive...

http://bit.ly/c18Mp5

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Rohan Garg (rohangarg) said : 		#2

The New Ubuntu site provides tons of info on how to do this,with nice pictures and everything.
Checkout : http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download : and click on Show me how in the USB section

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John Casper (ubuntukings) said : 		#3

I'm not sure how I overlooked that persistence feature. Reinstalling now. Thanks TLR.

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John Casper (ubuntukings) said : 		#4

Thanks T L R, that solved my question.