[plug] Linux on bootable USB memory key

[Shayne O'Neill]

I'd exercise caution on that, because USB keys are a point of failure too.
A NAND memory stick has about 100-200k write cycles and after that they
will start malfunctioning. I'd assume if one dispensed of the file/cookie
cache it wont be such a problem, but its worth keeping in mind that USB
keys *do* wear out.

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On Wed, 13 Jul 2005, Chris Caston wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Has anyone installed Linux on a USB memory key before?
>
> How did you go about it and what distro/live cd did you use?
>
> The possible implementation I am thinking of only needs a firefox,
> thunderbird and rdesktop. Something like XFce should keep the interface
> simple enough.
>
> Having the live CD in the drive is a bit noisy and that is why I would
> prefer to use a bootable usb thumb drive.
>
> I don't want to use a harddrive because they are a point of failure.
>
> regards,
>
> Chris
>
>
>
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