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Old 01-15-2009
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Linux on usb hard drive or flash drive
I seen a thread in here that told people how to boot windows whatever from a usb hard drive. I was wondering if there was a way to boot linux from a usb hardd drive or a usb flashdrive.
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Old 01-16-2009
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how about a CD? see Knoppix
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Old 01-17-2009
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I seen a thread in here that told people how to boot windows whatever from a usb hard drive. I was wondering if there was a way to boot linux from a usb hardd drive or a usb flashdrive.
Yes, there is. Some newer distros allow it without any hacks.

http://beginlinux.wordpress.com/2008...-drive-review/
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Old 01-19-2009
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Try the pendrivelinux site, they have lots of tutorials.
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Old 01-25-2009
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If the usb drive is at least 4 GB you could do a normal installation on it.
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