[Wylug-help] Linux Distro on Bootable USB Stick

[Adam Greenwood]

The recent mails about Linux support for laptops made me think more 
about the USB distro idea. If I had to go somewhere with no detailed 
knowledge of what hardware would be available at the other end, and 
gaurantee I would have the apps I needed up and running (especially to 
present from, eg for a training course), I would go with a laptop. 
Sounds backwards, I know, but you can get it ready beforehand and know 
it works.

As an example, all the desktops where I'm currently working are Dell SX 
machines and are based on laptop hardware (quite common these days, they 
are smaller and quieter), and we had various problems with graphics 
cards and hardware support using the latest Knoppix CD - some machines 
had low resolution, and none of the newer ones worked at all. I think it 
would be nearly impossible to gaurantee you could run your distro on 
whatever you find at the other end.

If you were just swapping between a few machines you knew it would be handy.

Just my 2p,

Adam