On Mittwoch 12 August 2009, Ward Poelmans wrote: > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 14:51, Volker Armin > > Hemmann<volkerar...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > systemrescuecd is even more helpfull > > Yes, but a ubuntu (or any distro) on an usb drive is more usefull > IMHO. An usb drive is smaller and less fragile then a cd so it's a > better choice when you are very mobile. It also has the advantage of > having a writeable home directory. You can easily add or remove > programs, download drivers (on another pc if nessecary). You can even > use FAT so you can add files on a windows machine. > > I always have an usb drive with Ubuntu with me for when my or any > other pc fails. With it, you can preform miracles ;-) > > Ward
you can put systemrescuecd on an usb stick. There is an easy howto. Short version: just use the script. Long version: mount the iso and copy the stuff. Edit a file. You are done. Really, systemrescuecd is the best choice. It is based on gentoo, it is small, so there is a lot of room for other stuff, it has support for a wide range of filesystems and all the apps you need. Even working X and firefox.
