On Mon 26 May 2025 at 10:11:50 (-0700), David Christensen wrote: > On 5/26/25 01:32, riveravaldez wrote: > > Hi, I would like to make a minimal Debian Stable -with only the packages I > > need- available as a LiveUSB bootable system (nomadic, USB-stick, which I > > can use in any desktop/laptop) with persistence and some way to upgrade it > > when next Stable gets published. Is there a standard procedure to achieve > > this? > > > > In the Wiki I've found: > > > > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive/LiveUsbPersistence > > > > But it starts stating: «*Caution*: This needs an overhaul to reflect USB > > stick layout changes (ESP partition). Could not reproduce it working with a > > debian-live-11.2-amd64 image.» > > > > Anyway, the steps seem pretty similar to these ones, from Kali (Debian > > based): > > > > https://www.kali.org/docs/usb/usb-persistence/ > > > > It could be something similar to what MX (antiX based, which is Debian > > based) does: a non-writable LiveUSB bootable system (loading on RAM), and a > > couple of rootfs/homefs files that got the changes (from RAM) written upon > > when time is convenient (e.g., when shutting down). > > And maybe the LiveUSB bootable part could just be overwritten when a new > > Debian Stable gets published? > > > > Couldn't find more info online, so, maybe someone could point me in the > > right direction to keep reading... > > > > Kind regards, everybody, and thanks a lot in advance! > > I used to install Debian onto SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16 GB flash > drives, to use for headless servers and to use as a portable Debian > installation for imaging, maintenance, trouble-shooting, etc.. USB > flash drives do not have a substantial RAM buffer, so interactive use > was choppy. > > Now I connect a SATA to USB adapter cable to a 2.5" SATA SSD and > install Debian onto the SSD: > > https://www.startech.com/en-us/hdd/usb3s2sat3cb
Can you boot it on both BIOS and EFI machines, like the Debian live images? Cheers, David.
