On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 17:33:05 +1300 Kerry Mayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 08/10/06, Andy Leach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How well does a 'USB distro' run - is it fast enough to work on full > > time, or really just for trouble shooting? My problem with something > > like SLAX would really be that I don't know what I need! I also have > > speed concerns about Virtualisation, I'll see what the PC is when I get > > there. > > USB distro is much quicker than virtualisation or CD distro. I think > USB 2 is as quick as a hard disk but I may be wrong there. > > SLAX is cool for noobs like me, it's probably considered a toy distro > by the "real" linux crowd. There's a "mySLAX Creator" that makes > "rolling your own" CD or USB trivial. Modules can be downloaded from > the website and can be easily added to the system. I think there's > also a module that creates modules from RPMs! > > That said, if you can do a full install then kubuntu is probably a > more complete solution. > > Kerry. > I have found slax very useful in certain situations, the easy customisation of a bootable cd is not to be underestimated.
