Perhaps it is my misunderstanding, but I thought that Puppy could save files even on the LiveCD version IF you use it in a multisession mode on the CD.&nbsp; Hard to believe you cant do so with the flash version.<br><br>I do see the worry about using a swap area on the flash drive as there could be a LOT of read/write activity.&nbsp; I guess the only solutions to that would be to use a small swap partition on the hard disk (not useful for a travelin Linux) or in memory (why bother).
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/13/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Mark Jarvis</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:mark.jarvis@pvmail.maricopa.edu">mark.jarvis@pvmail.maricopa.edu</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>I would like to install a small Linux distro on a flash drive--I mean<br>REALLY install, with a /home/userid I can save things in, a /etc that<br>would save a few printers, and so on. I &quot;installed&quot; Puppy Linux on a
<br>flash drive last weekend.&nbsp;&nbsp;It works--but it's really just a &quot;Puppy Linux<br>Live Flash Drive&quot;. It's just the same as the live CD version, except<br>faster. Every place I've looked so far seems to be about the same:
<br>here's how to create a &quot;live flash drive&quot; installation.<br><br>Yes, I know that going through the setup every time makes it possible to<br>boot up on boxen w/ different hdw. I can live with that. What's missing
<br>is the ability to save files in a natural manner.<br><br>Can anyone point me to a distro &amp; instructions for creating a true flash<br>drive installation, preferably on a 1GB or smaller flash drive?&nbsp;&nbsp;I would<br>like to use this in a classroom situation, so even a flash drive
<br>installation that only worked on one machine would be useful.<br><br>Here's hoping . . .<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>-mj-<br><br>---------------------------------------------------<br>PLUG-discuss mailing list - <a href="mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us">
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