WestHurley ComputerReCycling wrote:
> Has anyone made an application specific Linux USB and Live CD either for
> a demo or other use and tested their difference in speed, reliability,
> etc?
>
> I realize that not all PCs are able to run Linux USB but hope someone
> has tried it.
>
> Gene OHara
>
>
Not sure what you mean by application specific Linux USB. I've
been putting the Live Ubuntu CD on USB drives since Dapper.
Generally, boot time is for a USB (2.) drive is half that of the live
CD.
Mostly I've done this for the convenience. If you travel, it's easier
to carry a little 80G USB drive than a laptop--provided, of course,
you can be sure there's a computer at your destination that will
a) boot from a USB drive and b) have hardware that the live USB
will be compatible with.
The technique for putting the live CD on a USB drive is very well
laid out at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LiveUsbPendrivePersistent
Bob Burroughs
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