All you need to know about Persistend USB Drives can be found here in the mkusb.
What I’m posting about is some stuff I didnt see and had to test out in my computer.
- you can create an Image using gnome disks,
- gnome disks which has been indispensable in fixing many of my broken USBs, partitioning them,
- After using mkusb p to make a persistent usb,
- Go use the persistent usb and install all the stuff you usually like:
- Gimp
- Calibre
- Google Chrome (critical for us in our company, to use Gdrive)
- Blender etc…
- VLC media player
- FreeCAD
- note that what ever is saved (like Wifi passwords, google accounts, will be saved in the persistent image, so delete them before you shut down).
- Anki (flashcards app to create flashcards in your smartphone ankidroid app)
- Then go back to your original HDD OS and Go to Open Disk (aka Gnome Disk Utility)
- pug in and select the Persistent USB in Disk
- Click the options to create a disk image.
- Take note of whats saved in this disk image
- to create a new Persistent Disk which is a copy of the first one, use Disks (gnome disk utility), select the USB in disks, and choose restore image. It will prompt you for the Image file you wish to restore.
- Wait till its done
Why is it such a help?
- The advantages and constraints are in mkusb wiki
- Other Pros and Cons.
- Trying out Other Debian Linux Distros
- Trying out Other Linux Distros. Having learned to make a persistent Debian Persistent USB its worth trying all the other Linux Distros. I learned I cannot use Mkusb with Majaro (the Arch linux family)
- Creating one of the best learning platforms for people who are still on the fence about Linux.
- Instead of the LONG time it takes to make a Dual Boot or reinstall. This is one of the faster (despite the set up time) ways to set up a Linux desktop for training.
- Accessible. Easily Distributed.
- Reuse Computers that are down to their Mother Boards. So computers with broken HDDs can now be used (computers older than 2004 for the 64bit standard).
- My most key question is what portable computing will be most accessible with this?
- Will people be able to use a Rasberry PI 3 B (which costs about 3,000-4000php or about $60-$80). Would they be able to participate in a Libreoffice cloud and work along side with this?
- After learning this, what would be easier to learn that moves towards the direction of portable and collaborative computing?
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