Also, unetbootin is a great tool for creating bootable thumb drives. Once installed, it has many preconfigured Linux distros set up so you don't have download the iso's.
Here's a link: unetbootin.sourceforge.net/#features Al Sent via mobile device On Dec 12, 2012, at 2:15 PM, Mark Wallace <[email protected]> wrote: > I once ran Ubuntu from a thumb drive to get data off of a screwed up Windows > install, but that's not the right one if you are looking for a small distro. > I am not sure that I would install Ubuntu on a thumb drive and then boot a > Windows computer from a thumb drive just to get out of using Windows (you > could). There used to be a distro of Linux that fit on a floppy disk but > that might not still be possible due to kernal upgrades. > > > On 12/12/2012 2:08 PM, Al Jachimiak wrote: >> The first couple that come to mind are DSL (damn small Linux) and puppy >> Linux which can be run entirely from a thumb drive. >> >> Al >> >> Sent via mobile device >> >> On Dec 12, 2012, at 1:55 PM, WestHurley ComputerReCycling >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> A friend asked what is the best RealTime Lightweight Linux Distro? I >>> said "Do not know but will try to get some answers. The use only needs >>> a command line rather than a GUI interface. >>> >>> 1st thing thought of Video Digital Recorders which use a Linux distro so >>> did some searching and found "There are many free DVR applications >>> available for Linux, each released as free and open source software: >>> MythTV, VDR, LinuxMCE, XBMC >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_video_recorder >>> >>> Any experience with these or any other RealTime Lightweight Linux >>> Distros? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Gene >>> -- >>> WestHurley ComputerReCycling >>> [email protected] >>> >>> -- >>> http://www.fastmail.fm - One of many happy users: >>> http://www.fastmail.fm/help/overview_quotes.html >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org >>> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >>> >>> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College >>> Jan 9 - High Performance Computing at a Small Scale >>> Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi >>> Mar 6 - 10th Anniversary Meeting! >> _______________________________________________ >> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org >> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >> >> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College >> Jan 9 - High Performance Computing at a Small Scale >> Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi >> Mar 6 - 10th Anniversary Meeting! > > > -- > Mark Wallace > PO Box 11144 > Newburgh, NY 12552-1114 > Telephone: (845) 541-7396 > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Jan 9 - High Performance Computing at a Small Scale > Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi > Mar 6 - 10th Anniversary Meeting! _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Jan 9 - High Performance Computing at a Small Scale Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi Mar 6 - 10th Anniversary Meeting!
