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On 13/02/13 11:55, Tanstaafl wrote: |
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> On 2013-02-13 4:20 AM, Michael Sondow <msondow@×××××.org> wrote: |
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>> Yes, there seem to be a number of programs that will create a bootable |
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>> USB flash drive from a linux distro ISO, and also from some of the |
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>> rescue disk ISOs. Some of these utlities create "persistence", but I'm |
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>> not sure what that means: just save data somewhere on the flash drive, |
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>> or actually integrate new data into the linux op sys? |
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>> I'm going to give them a try. Ditto for the multiboot live USB creators. |
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>> We'll see what "persistence" means for them. |
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> I'm very interested in this topic. I've been wanting to create my own |
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> bootable USB3 Thumb drive that I've added my own bootable ISOs to, |
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> that gives me a menu for booting whichever one I want... |
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> I'd be very interested in hearing everyone's take on which one is |
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> best, what is the easiest way to do this, and to keep it updated... |
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> Thanks! |
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@Tanstaffl, |
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I swear by Multisystem ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/multisystem/). |
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Has way to much dependencies on Ubuntu. If I had the time I would |
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re-write it just to use the back-end stuff. It covers all the top 100 |
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distro's in DIstrowatch and attempts to create scripts that will either |
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chain-load the iso image or extracts the necessary files (using rsync) |
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from the iso image. Basically you can multi-boot of a single USB |
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partition. They do the heavy lifting for you by constantly updating the |
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back-end code for each Distro release (as things to change with how |
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distros boot). Doesn't always work (didn't seem to play ball with how |
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OpenSUSE mount their SquashFS image). It's worth checking out though. |
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These days I tend to rely on it less - but it helps you see how to |
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"crack the nut" and get started. Once you get the idea you can manually |
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update distros and add your own stuff... I've even managed to stick in |
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the Paragon Partition Manager bootable image (which is based on Linux) |
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in my bootable USB stick partition. |
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Just my $.02 |
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Bob |
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