if you want to use the LIVE USB on a long term basis it is a good iea to install it.... as the boot time is quicker and more customisation can be done. but that is your choice, depending on the availability of space. for instance i have installed ubuntu on a 320GB external hard drive and use it on any computer hardware!
Arjun Ghosh Lecturer Department of English Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi http://www.arjun.gen.in On 20 November 2010 20:12:17 UTC+5:30, Mihir Mehta <[email protected] > wrote: > > > On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 7:48 PM, Arjun Ghosh অর্জুন > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> you can also use a full installation on a sufficiently large USB >> drive....at least 4 GB, 8 GB is better.... Just place the GRUB onto the USB >> in the Advanced tab in the installation options. then boot off the USB drive >> and presto it is a complete Ubuntu installation. >> >> Arjun Ghosh >> Lecturer >> Department of English >> Jamia Millia Islamia >> New Delhi >> http://www.arjun.gen.in >> >> >> >> >> >> On 19 November 2010 09:31, Mihir Mehta <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 12:46 AM, Narendra Sisodiya < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Yes, dear, >>>>>>> run >>>>>>> >>>>>>> sudo apt-get update >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This will not update your system this will update packagelist of >>>>>>> repo. inshort, it will download metadata of package.. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, Narendra. I will try to get back to you after trying this. >>>>>> >>>>>> Problem solved. Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> How ? same commands or something different.. ? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ┌─────────────────────────┐ >>>> │ Narendra Sisodiya >>>> │ http://narendrasisodiya.com >>>> └─────────────────────────┘ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm >>>> >>> >>> >>> I ran >>> sudo apt-get update >>> >>> (I am not sure what the command does, but I guess it downloaded >>> packages.gz) >>> then I was able to install the packages I needed. My pen drive is now >>> ready for use. >>> -- >>> Mihir Mehta, >>> B. Tech. student, >>> Department of Computer Science and Engineering, >>> Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. >>> >>> -- >>> l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm >>> >> >> -- >> l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm >> > > Yes, but since a full installation is not really a priority for me, I guess > I can manage with a pen drive of 2 GB size without any problem, use this 2 > GB one exclusively for running Ubuntu and keep the bigger pen drives for > more important work :) > > Thanks. > > > -- > Mihir Mehta, > B. Tech. student, > Department of Computer Science and Engineering, > Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. > > -- > l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
