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Lately there has been a shift from running Knoppix, from an optical disc, to running full blown installations from removable usb drives. While generally agreed that such a feature would prove useful for may pruposes, a clear winner has not yet come forward in the developer community. Puppy Linux and Damn Small Linux were mentioned as popular options. However, USB booting is not a universally available feature, nor are bootable usb drives. Members are welcome to share their thoughts and progress on this project.
Here are some questions I have about the idea.
Should the USBDistro be purpose driven, on general use?
How stable is the disc media?
How large is a comforatble middle, for install, and storage?
At this meeting, no big problems were keeping participants from using their boxes. The topic of NTFS read/write capability came up. I will post some current solutions for this file system usage, for research and reference. In situations of data recovery, and migration such a tool is often needed, given the widespread use of NTFS on Windows installs.
I have decided to keep my current install, for no less than one year, hopefully two, only applying security patches. I get distracted trying out different distros, and want to install and forget, like I have on my Windows, and OSX machines. Also, I am sticking with Debian, and as of this writing, Ubuntu. I originally wanted to go with Debian stable, or testing, but have had installer issues of late, and the Ubuntu 6 month snapshot methods works well for me, as it is predictable, and at least mildy in-line with the Debian family tree. The errors I have ar mostly package copy failures, and debootstrap hiccups when doing testing installs.
When put to conversation, I gathered that Ubuntu provides a cozy forerunner of modern packages, and Debian stable offers consistency that many newcomers look for, and that LUGgers can easily support, given that it is a slow, often stationary target. Lightsey said that since the installer is being developed, along with the rest of the applications, the testing, and unstable install discs can prove to be fancy, frustrating coasters. I would reccomend that our members install Debian form stable, and upgrade to testing, to avoid such issues, and avoid burning duds.
I recently came across some sites that provide music advice based on your current insterests, and some other site that post oddities/rarities that are found at various boot sales, flea markets, and secondhand stores. The audio blogs can also be useful, if you want an mp3 to test system sound software, and don't have anything living on the drive to use. Some are free, and others charge a fee. Check them out and expand your musical vocabulary.
See you soon,
Aaron
lugnut at houston.rr.com
-- AaronEstrada - 06 Nov 2005 |