Linked by David Adams on Sun 9th Nov 2008 07:16 UTC, submitted by Vincent
Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu As you have probably noticed, new versions have arrived of Ubuntu, Xubuntu and other derivatives. One of the most exciting new features has received far less publicity than it deserves - the ability to 'install' it onto your USB flash drive with just a few clicks. The advantages are obvious: just plug your flash drive into a computer and run your favourite operating system. What's more, everything you do - installing applications, saving documents, editing preferences - will be saved to your flash drive and will be available to you every time you run it! The best news is that it's astoundingly easy: all it takes is a few clicks.
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Done this
by iain.dalton on Sun 9th Nov 2008 10:34 UTC
iain.dalton
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2006-02-28

I've done this years ago with Damn Small Linux, but I had trouble finding PCs that would boot off a USB drive. There are a lot of old PCs around, so don't count on this always working.