On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 9:36 PM, ToddAndMargo <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 05/08/2015 06:12 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I am always having something go wrong with Live USB. I occurs to me >> that why don't I just directly install FC21 to a flash drive? Will this >> work and will it be bootable? (I use the Live CD to do installs, so I >> don't need that feature on a bootable stick.) >> >> Many thanks, >> -T >> >> > > Please cancel question. > > Oh oh. Just found this: > http://www.tuxradar.com/content/how-install-linux-usb-flash-drive This is not the full story. Live CDs scan the hardware at boot time, and so are likely to be > compatible with the most machines. > Dracut can be configured to not default to the hostonly="yes" option (/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/01-dist.conf in Fedora). So you can build an initial ram filesystem that has the same hardware capability as the LiveCD/USB. Live CDs must by necessity have a small footprint, which means there's > more space for your files - or you can just buy a smaller, cheaper drive. > > Live CDs run as much as they can in RAM, which makes for better > performance. > USB3 flash drives are quite fast. A regular installation can also be configured to take advantage of the available RAM. > Live CDs don't use swap. In Fedora, my Linux swap partition on a hard disc is recognized and used by a LiveUSB. One could also create a swap file on the USB drive, https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Storage_Administration_Guide/s2-swap-creating-file.html With the large USB flash drives you have, a full installation may be your best and quickest solution. You should try it before dismissing the option. --Fred
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