Linux-Fan wrote: ... > I think the reason for there not being any official Debian instructions on > this is that there is IMHO very little point in doing anything like a > "persistent live USB". The advantages of live images are these: > > + run off read-only media (less and less needed, but I still like it) > + not be changed s.t. they provide a good "testing" environment. > > Once you do not need this read-only abilities anymore, what is the point in > using a live image? If it is about the ability to boot either under UEFI or > under BIOS, I am not sure whether the method described under the post you > liked will allow this...
yes. install Debian Stable if you want a persistent install. otherwise if i wanted a throw away install (for testing something out) that is more persistent than a live image i would use either a different partition or a USB device (i have both set up and they work just fine). songbird