Yeah absolutely, the USB key creator will create a bootable CD from any Ubuntu ISO (not the alternative installer ISO however!)
On Sun, 2009-02-15 at 16:16 +0000, Simon Wears wrote: > So perhaps a custom version of the LiveCD with the applications I > need, stored as the Live image through Intrepids USB key creator? > > I'll have a go tomorrow when I get my Ubuntu PC back, and let you know > how well it goes. > > 2009/2/15 Scott Pashley <scott...@gmail.com> > Hi, > > The persistence will still allow a live boot, so for example > when Linux is booting it will detect the hardware on your > computer and load the required drivers just as it would if > running from a Live CD. The persistence is only for user files > and any additional applications that you chose to install. > > I have had this set up for a while and tried all sorts to get > it to boot faster. In the end I gave up, the only option for a > faster boot is to do a "proper" install to the USB drive, but > then you would run into issues with hardware on other > computers (i.e not that computer you did the "proper" install > on) > > Scott > > 2009/2/15 Michael G Fletcher <mich...@ilovemylinux.com> > > > > On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Simon Wears > <munkyju...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Ever since 8.10 was released, I've carried with me a > copy of Intrepid on my > > 1Gb USB key, since it's bundled along with my flat > keys. I was wondering > > about making the install a little more customised - > at the moment it's just > > the standard live CD on a USB, but I'd like to make > something that may load > > a little quicker, and has only the applications I > need on - which is just > > about firefox, pidgin, gedit and maybe VLC at a > push. > > > > How would I go about doing this? My current best > guess is one of those > > remastering-type of applications, for respinning a > LiveCD. That terminology > > is probably not the best possible to use, but I hope > you get the gist of > > what I mean. I'm thinking about maybe making it a > peristant install, so I > > can save files too (or a least some settings for > pidgin and firefox). > > > > It's mainly so I can borrow peoples > laptops/desktops, without having to have > > them load me onto their desktop. Just boot from USB > and have a portable > > desktop with me where ever I am. > > > > Cheers, > > -- > > Simon Wears > > munkyju...@gmail.com | http://MunkyJunky.com > > MunkyJunky on irc.freenode.net > > > > > Hi Simon, I'm taking a wild guess here, but it might > work. > > If you create the live-usb using the function in 8.10 > (System -> > Administration -> Create a USB startup disk) it > supplies the option to > store documents and settings on the USB disk when > shutting it down. > Use the slider to choose how much space to allocate. > It may then be > possible to boot from the USB and add / remove > programs and it will > "remember that". > > I would think that the advantage is that in the 'live' > version you > will get much better hardware support if you are > plugging it in to > various machine. With a persistent install I would > imagine that > hardware will cause some grief every time you use a > different machine. > > I might give this a test today quickly :-) HTH > > --Michael > > _________________________________ > Michael Fletcher > > Visit my website here - http://www.mgfletcher.com/blog > Interested in Linux? Then visit - > http://www.ilovemylinux.com > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > > > > -- > Simon Wears > munkyju...@gmail.com | http://MunkyJunky.com > MunkyJunky on irc.freenode.net > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
