[Leaplist] Booting from a usb drive

[Kyle Gonzales]

http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-usb-bar

On Nov 30, 2007 9:16 AM, Bob Hicks <bobdhicks at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> Unfortunately, other commitments keep me from coming to the Installfest
> to see if the following is possible.
>
> I would like to boot a linux distro from a usb drive. I would like to be
> able to use that drive for everything linux...saving files, etc. The
> reason I want to do this is that I have a laptop. One the last one I
> had, I tried to set up a dual boot with Windows and Linux. I succeeded
> in destroying the Windows OS, so I made it a total linux machine for the
> purpose of learning. Now, I have a new machine. It is necessary to keep
> the Windows operating system...I don't want to take a chance of losing
> that. My solution, if possible, would be to boot and operate from a usb
> drive. If it is possible, could someone tell me, step by step, how I
> should go about it. I would be using the Kubuntu distro, most likely the
> 64 bit, if possible. Thank you for any help you can give.
>
> Bob Hicks
>
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