On Fri, 30 Jul 2010, you wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I've got a 1GB flash drive on which I have placed the Ubuntu Desktop > 10.04 cd and made bootable (using the windows program 'UltraISO' which > let me copy an iso directly to the flash drive and made it work). > > This flash drive boots fine into Ubuntu desktop just like the cd. > > However, I'd now like changes I make while booted from this flash drive > to be kept on the flash drive. Like when I use it to boot my wife's > laptop - so she can't accuse me of meddling with her windows setup ;-) > she doesn't like change - anyway, it needs to download 3rd party > drivers for the wireless card but these are then lost on reboot. So is > browsing history and updates, etc. > > Does anyone know if it is possible to change some settings, etc to make > the livecd flash drive updatable in this way? > Or should I really be doing an Ubuntu installation with the flash drive > as the target for the installation instead? (would this still let me > boot any pc with it?). > > Thanks for ideas or suggestions. > Bryce Stenberg. >
I suggest you _install_ Ubuntu onto a stick and make it bootable. But one gig is too small. I have done this with Debian on a 4GB stick. Phil. -- Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New Zealand +64 3 488 2818 Fax +64 3 488 2875 Mobile 027 663 4453 [email protected] - personal. [email protected] - business
