WestHurley ComputerReCycling wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
I believe Mandriva sells a bootable pen drive with their latest OS on
it. You might want to check
that out on the site. "http://www.mandriva.com";
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