Re: Debian for flash usb, external hdd or ssd
On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 9:49 PM caio santos da silva wrote: > My is Caio and I have a little idea for Debian system. My idea to you is the > creation of a system exclusive for Flash USB, external HDD or SSD. Already > exist the GNU/Linux Slax, such system able to install directly in a Flash > USB, and its performance is really good, but it is a simple system. Thus my > idea is about the creation of Debian for portables devices, which will be > really interesting have a portable OS or multiples portables OS for new uses. That sounds a bit like Debian Live, which are read-only images that can be written to CD/DVD/USB/etc: https://www.debian.org/CD/live/ https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-live/ If you mean a normal read-write system that just lives on USB, a normal Debian install can do that and has been able to since at least 2006, I used Debian in that configuration myself around that time. These days it will be harder to find public/shared computers (Internet cafes were common back then) and harder to find computers where the owner/sysadmin allows booting from USB, so you will probably need portable Windows/macOS virtualisation tools installed on a second partition. Also booting from USB on UEFI systems is likely more complicated than the BIOS systems I was using so some booting tweaks might be needed. -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
Re: Debian for flash usb, external hdd or ssd
Hi Caio,
On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 07:08:08PM +, caio santos da silva wrote:
>Hi Debian Team
>
>My is Caio and I have a little idea for Debian system. My idea to you is
>the creation of a system exclusive for Flash USB, external HDD or SSD.
>Already exist the GNU/Linux Slax, such system able to install directly in
>a Flash USB, and its performance is really good, but it is a simple
>system. Thus my idea is about the creation of Debian for portables
>devices, which will be really interesting have a portable OS or multiples
>portables OS for new uses.
Sounds like a useful idea!
>I hope that idea can be good for all users and new applications.
Sure it is.
As with many things in Debian, however, it won't really happen unless
someone spends time on actually developing the necessary software for
that to be possible.
This could be you! All it needs is for you to look at what would be
needed to make it possible, and work on them one thing at a time until
we have something that could work.
I think that at this point, the closest we have to what you're
suggesting is the Debian Live system; these produce ISOs that, I
believe, can be written to a USB disk from which you can then boot. I'm
not sure if that is what you're suggesting, but if it isn't, then
perhaps you can look at what's missing to make it work better.
Think you're up for it?
--
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Debian for flash usb, external hdd or ssd
Hi Debian Team My is Caio and I have a little idea for Debian system. My idea to you is the creation of a system exclusive for Flash USB, external HDD or SSD. Already exist the GNU/Linux Slax, such system able to install directly in a Flash USB, and its performance is really good, but it is a simple system. Thus my idea is about the creation of Debian for portables devices, which will be really interesting have a portable OS or multiples portables OS for new uses. I hope that idea can be good for all users and new applications. Bye.
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