Hello Aera, The method that I sent and wanted to share it with those who haven't heard about it nor used it before, is to create a LiveUSB and quite honestly, I have no idea if that is a 'persistence' or not?
For testing, 99.9% I used Real Hardware. This is more fun and I just love it this way. I don't like to use Virtual Machines :) I have it installed but I don't use it :D For testing, I don't play with USB Drive, I install directly to the HDD. For installing on USB Drives, I have made a HOWTO long time ago: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1872303 This is still valid approach but perhaps some screenshots need to be updated. To Create LiveUSB, there are several approaches: 1- Using "dd" as described on my Email. 2- using the package that you mentioned. 3- http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ 4- And of course, UNetbootin Phill told me there is a problem with UNetbootin and alternate image of Lubuntu. So, I listened to his advice and used "dd" command - I wasn't aware of how to use it so with my friend Mr. Google, I found the answer right way :D It is very very simple and easy. YES, the command will indeed destroy each and every file on the USB Drive but as long as this is a LiveUSB, I don't keep anything important saved on it. Thanks! Ali On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 7:52 PM, Aere Greenway <a...@dvorak-keyboards.com>wrote: > Amjjawad: > > When you use the package "usb-creator-gtk", it creates for you a file > system (called a "persistence file") where changes you make (including > packages you download) remain on the USB drive, so next time you boot it, > you still have those new packages, along with any configuration you did for > them. > > Using that, I can install all the MIDI music packages I need (and > configure them), and I end up with a working MIDI music Linux system, whose > drawback is that it takes longer to boot than it normally would. The other > drawback of doing this, is that if you download updates, any kernel updates > will not update the kernel actually used. > > I wonder if you use the method you described in your e-mail, that there is > no persistence file, and so you are (as with the live CD) running using a > RAM-disk file-system. If that is the case, it would have the same large > memory requirements for doing the live-CD install as when using a CD. > > For testing (I think) it is nice to download a bunch of packages you want > to test with, and you can test or re-test at a later time. > > I have noticed in doing this, that I have to edit the software sources to > allow "universe" packages. > > - Aere > > > - > Sincerely, > Aere > > -- *Best Regards, amjjawad* *https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/* Lubuntu One Stop Thread <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1844755>| My Launchpad <https://launchpad.net/%7Eamjjawad> | My Ubuntu Forum Profile<http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=941822> **
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