> [snip bit about laptop with MS windows] > > I have thought of a solution on which I want to get some views. I have > spare > > USB External Hard disk lying around in my desk. So i thought maybe I can > > install Linux on this and boot from this USB drive when I want to use > Linux. > > > > I would be really glad if anyone could point out the potential problems > I > > might face with this sort of setup. >
Ubuntu does not work really well after being installed on one hardware and moved to another. There's a similar thing called "LiveCDCustomization" for you. Have a look, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization Meanwhile, one of my friends had installed Dynebolic, that runs pretty well on USB hard disks. The problem with Ubuntu is that on every system, it needs some configuring when hardware changes (like editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf etc.). However, if you've similar hardware on all machines, then your usb-installation will work perfectly. While installing Ubuntu, make sure you turn off "Automatic Mounting of external hard-drives" after booting from live cd. With big portable external harddisks around these days, the option of carrying your OS around seems great! -- Kazim Zaidi B.Tech. (Computers) 3rd year Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
