('Persistence' means that any changes made to your USB install are as permanent as those installed to a hard-drive - e.g.: installation of printer drivers. There is an option of 'Persistence?', which is not available for all distros, but IS for LinuxMint 10: Run the programme, following the instructions: it is probably best to select the 'Format' option, because the USB must be FAT32 formatted. Please note that LM10 is listed on the page. I installed it to USB, using a Vista-powered machine (it also works in XP), thus:įirst get the Universal USB Installer from here: This was written on an 8yo AMD machine running LM10 from an 8GB USB key/pendrive: All this effectively creates is a modifiable live distro, so it is valuable in that it can be used for a custom build. Please note: this method is specifically for USB key/pendrives, not for USB external hard-drives.ĮDIT: Be aware that a 'persistent' install using this method is effectively the running of a distro as a 'Windows software' package, using a non-secure ext2 file system in a FAT32 'partition'.
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