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Idea #1752: LiveUSB to the next level

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #16: LiveUSB.
Written by dougsnell the 29 Feb 08 at 19:45. Category: Installation. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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I've heard a few people talking about a LiveUSB distro. A few days ago I read more on andLinux, and had the idea of making another easy transition into Linux. Make applications available through andLinux, and once the user is ready to give it the "next step" try, they can boot to the USB drive.

For people who know what they're doing or want to give it a serious try ... this is likely silly. But for people who only know that the "Internet" is behind the blue "e", it'd be invaluable. They can stay in the comfort of Windows (or whatever they know), and once they're ready can boot into a LiveUSB (which is hopefully faster than a LiveCD).

It seems relatively straight-forward to my inexperienced eyes ... although I do recognize it'd require a reasonably hefty-sized USB drive.
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Written by dougsnell the 29 Feb 08 at 19:45.
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Felix_the_Mac wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 00:05

Yes, it would be good if the standard installer could do an installation directly on to a USB stick.

(Ideally it should be possible to do an install to an encrypted partition since it is sooo easy to loose a USB stick)

jespdj wrote on the 10 Mar 08 at 15:48
What's the difference between this idea and for example idea #16? http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/16/

By the way, I like the idea of having a Live USB version of Ubuntu.

probono wrote on the 28 Jul 08 at 10:33
Please have a look at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Alternative-Installation-Methods-for-Hardy-86977 .shtml and https://launchpad.net/liveusb


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