On Wed 30 Jan 2019 at 06:42:30 -0800, David Christensen wrote: > On 1/29/19 9:30 PM, Albretch Mueller wrote: > > use case: > > > > Say, you have a computer preinstalled with Windows, on which you > > would like to install a Debian Linux base. You would: > > > > 1) resize the larger, Windows proper (/dev/sda3) partition > > 2) install Linux encrypted in the created space, with > > 3) what you need to start it up (the /root partition) on a pen drive > > > > So, other people may be able to use that box just fine under Windows > > and you would do your thing. > > > > If for whatever reason you disown that computer, you would just > > delete that partition. Your own data you will keep on a USB pen or > > microdrive. > > If you want a portable Debian installation, install Debian on a USB flash > drive. To avoid confusion, install (and update/upgrade) on a computer with > no other drives connected (so that GRUB does not create boot menu entries > for other operating systems). Use the motherboard firmware (BIOS/UEFI) boot > device hot key and/or setup program to boot Debian.
Wouldn't removing os-prober save having to hunt down a driveless machine? -- Brian.
