On 19/11/14 22:15, James wrote: > Hello, > > Ok the latest release of livedvd is here: > > https://www.gentoo.org/news/20140826-livedvd.xml from the forum link from the news article http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-995118.html "One of the great things about this new livedvd besides that it contains over 1200 packages is that it now supports full / persistency meaning that you can boot this livedvd, make tweaks as you like and reboot while retaining those changes. It's more like a Gentoo to Go if you ask me. " and "Another great feature which will be ported to all minimal install cds is support for UEFI. This image even boots on MAC OSX hardware! Yes you heard it right! "
nice pie, well done to the gentoo devs > > So my understanding is you can put this on a usb stick. Run > gentoo live, download packages, set flags, install packages > and save them to the USB stick? So it's a portable gentoo > workstation on a usb stick? > > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/LiveUSB/HOWTO > > > Are these the best instructions to follow to createa usb bootable > live gentoo image? It has to be able to install new packages and > save those to the usb stick. > > I remember some time back (Neil) mentioned a package I was > not aware of (and naturally cannot remmber the name of) that > made creating USB bootable, usable, images on a usb stick > straightforward? > > It even handled grub2, uefi and such? > > suggestions? > > > James > > > >
