[TriLUG] Portable Linux (Bootable USB Flash Drive) Creation?

[Carl Crider]

Yes, the Ubuntu tool will do what you want.

On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Alan Porter <porter at trilug.org> wrote:

>
> > I believe Ubuntu can do this using the built-in Startup Disk Creator.
>
> Igor speaks the truth.
>
> The Ubuntu Startup Disk Creator does exactly what you describe.
> It installs the base distribution to the USB drive, and then creates
> an overlay file that contains all of your "diffs". You can apt-get
> install packages, add files to your home directory, even delete
> files and packages from the system.
>
> Later, if you remove this one "diff" file, you are back at the starting
> point, with a fresh image.
>
> I think Knoppix was the first distro to do this, but you had to
> specify a special "cheat code" at the bootup prompt in order for
> Knoppix to find your "diff" overlay file.
>
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