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Brown Richard wrote: > Hi All > > On 19 Aug 2008, at 08:53, Brown Richard wrote: >> Has anybody done this please? And once it is done is it possible to >> use it to install ubuntu? >> > > Thanks for all the replies. Very helpful and helped me understand what > I want to do. > > 1. Install Ubuntu on a pc. > 2. Use Ubuntu on a pc to iron out any network problems. > > Can I use the same stick for both and do I have to actually boot from > the usb stick or could I run the stick once xp or whatever is loaded > please? > > Thanks > > Rich > > It *should* be possible but I believe you'd have to have a big enough pen drive (say 4GB at least I would have thought) and you'd probably have to partition it (maybe 700MB for the Ubuntu installer, 3GB for the installed version of Ubuntu and another 300MB or so for swap for low memory machines). Not sure how Ubuntu would handle being moved between machines, I presume it would handle it. Other option would be to just stick the Ubuntu Desktop image on the Pen drive, that way you could boot into a usable desktop and still install from it. You should be able to boot from USB if the BIOS supports it. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html