[Nottingham] Linux on a key

[Simon]

On 9/30/05, Iain Moppett <Iain.Moppett at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> At risk of starting a distro flamewar, can any one profer any advice for
> which distro is best to run as a live system off a USB key? I previously
> struggled with getting Mandrake to run on my Dell Laptop (monitor, sleep /
> lid close etc) and went back to Windows :(
>
> So not wanting to cause more laptop woes I'm keen to try a USB based
> distro...
>
> Thanks.
>
> Iain


I don't know about USB based distro's but I know Knoppix is a good choice to
run from a CDROM and it will allow you to save files to a USB key. Good
option if you really don't want to be touching the hard drive.

Simon
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