[ale] Linux alternative recommendation ?

[Courtney Thomas]

Marshall,

All suggestions noted.

Thank you,

C.Thomas



On 10/23/2011 11:42 AM, D. Marshall Lemcoe Jr. wrote:
> There are some very fine 32GB and 64GB in the sub-$100 price range and
> anything will suit a live-key. if you're going to be traveling, the
> USB flash drive will be your better bet because there is no chance of
> it breaking like a regular HDD might.
>
> As for the distribution, I would recommend something that doesn't take
> a lot of setup and configuration to use, like Ubuntu or Fedora.
>
> On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Jim Kinney<jim.kinney at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> With the cost of removable media what it is, it's feasable to have several
>> distros on a 250GB drive all sharing a /home and selectable at boot from
>> grub.
>> Or carry a selection of live CD/DVD media and a thumb drive for storage.
>> This is easier unless the laptop has no cd drive. Older laptops may not be
>> able to boot from usb.
>>
>> On Oct 23, 2011 9:41 AM, "Richard Faulkner"<rfaulkner at 34thprs.org>  wrote:
>>>
>>> What is the most important feature of the OS?  Security?  Media support?
>>> Something basic or something w/everything not nailed down?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Richard Bronosky<Richard at Bronosky.com>
>>> Reply-to: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts<ale at ale.org>
>>> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts<ale at ale.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [ale] Linux alternative recommendation ?
>>> Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:02:53 -0400
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> How much storage do you need? Could a flash drive work? 32G or 64G?
>>>
>>> On Oct 23, 2011 8:27 AM, "Courtney Thomas"<courtneycthomas at bellsouth.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'd like to carry a portable Linux USB HD installation for traveling
>>> with my laptop and would appreciate suggestions, not only for which
>>> Linux flavor but also which drive.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> C.Thomas
>>>
>>>
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