Bob, As previously mentioned I have been testing the MHV Live CD. Finally got it to work with a P4 Gateway (would not finish booting with P3 eTower) but FireFox unexpectedly crashes. Have also tested FireFox on WinXP and it does not crash on these same sites. As result would like to see if the latest Opera has the same problems.
Am new to Linux distros but my Windows experience is that it is best to start with a clean Windows OS and only add the apps you want so am wondering about doing the same thing with Linux distros. Is there someway that I can just install the OS to the USB and after checking everything is OK to add Opera? I am sure there is a reason why you mentioned your method. Also is there a quick way to determine how much space Ubuntu Gutsy will take on the USB drive? Thanks again for your help! Gene On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:49:44 -0500, "Robert Burroughs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Well, a 2.5" X 4" X .5" hard drive enclosure is way smaller than most > laptops (haven't seen the new Apple of course--very pricey). It's > attached via a USB port, just like those solid-state little things > > My first attempt was actually the live CD of Dapper on a 2 GB USB > pen drive. Booted fine on most machines, although there wasn't enough > room on it for much of my usual /home/bob directory, so I switched > to a 2.5" Western Digital portable 80GB drive. > > Yes, I've tried Opera. Very nice. > > Here's what I'd do if I were you. On a 2 GB USB pen drive, install > the Ubuntu Gutsy live CD. Boot it, then use Synaptic Package > Manager to get rid of whatever apps you don't want to lug around, > except Firefox. Use Firefox to download the Ubuntu Gutsy binary > from the Opera website, install Opera, then get rid of Firefox. > > Regards, > > Bob > > WestHurley ComputerReCycling wrote: > > Bob, > > > > Would like to install only the OS and 1 or 2 browsers like Opera and > > FireFox. > > > > Would be very interested in how much space the distro you are using > > occupies. Opera is really small. Do you use it? > > > > Thanks for the info! > > > > "little 80G USB drive" Did you mean 8GB? Was thinking even smaller but > > do not know how small I can go! > > > > Gene OHara > > > > > > On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:30:51 -0500, "Robert Burroughs" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > >> 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 > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > >> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > >> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > >> Feb 6 - DBUS > >> Mar 5 - Setting up a platform-independent home/small office network > >> using Linux > >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Feb 6 - DBUS > Mar 5 - Setting up a platform-independent home/small office network > using Linux -- WestHurley ComputerReCycling [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Feb 6 - DBUS Mar 5 - Setting up a platform-independent home/small office network using Linux
