Comments on: Ubuntu Linux Live CD: Save data & desktop information on USB device

By: Linux GNUbe

Linux GNUbe — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:21:53 +0000

It is important to note that MEPIS (based on Ubuntu) can do this via a boot option and mounts/unmounts the USB pendrive automatically.

I’m running Simply MEPIS 8.0.12 from live CD right now and this info. does not seem to be in the manual. Googling for it brought me here.

By: Fergus

Fergus — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:39:06 +0000

I’d like to echo David’s comment above – very similar scenario, I’ve installed UNR 9.04 onto a 16GB USB Key to use with my Samsung NC10 (running Windows 7 Beta) .. boots wonderfully but I’d love to know how to save OS and user session settings back to the same USB key for reloading on boot. Help would be appreciated.

By: David King

David King — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:32:48 +0000

I am using Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04, installed onto a USB flash drive, which is bootable and plugged into my Asus Eee PC 901, so that it boots into Ubuntu, or into Xandros if I prefer.
How do I make it so that the settings of the UNR are saved each time, so that things like codecs, software, settings, etc., are all restored every time I boot it? The advantage of a USB flash drive over a live CD is that the flash drive is writeable. I made the UNR 9.04 USB flash drive following instructions on the Ubuntu website, but there is nothing I can see there that describes how to make it persistent. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UNR
I used the usb-imagewriter tool.

By: Web design Brisbane

Web design Brisbane — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:25:11 +0000

Once Ubuntu gets it’s act together in terms of reliable persistent USB boot versions, and 16 Gig USB drives come donw to the $20 mark, Linux will take over the world, finally !

Governments everywhere will give away live and bootable Ubuntu USB drives and provide cheap and diskless workstations connected to the internet.

I can’t wait.

By: Digital Brands

Digital Brands — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:59:48 +0000

Thanks so much for this post. I’ve always wanted to know how to save settings to a usb drive from a live CD. Now I know! A Stumble for your efforts.

By: nixcraft

nixcraft — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:08:53 +0000

Jon,

You can mount vfat partition with following command:

sudo mkdir -p /usb/pen
sudo mount -t vfat -o iocharset=utf8,umask=000 /dev/hda1 /usb/pen

See forum topic for more

http://forum.cyberciti.biz/livecd-question-vt542.html

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:56:42 +0000

Looks like this has been updated.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDPersistence

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:49:50 +0000

Is there a distro/way to do this with a VFAT drive. I’d hate to have to carry two keys for this.

By: LinuxTitli

LinuxTitli — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 18:00:07 +0000

Thanks for update on MEPIS. The only question is does it saves desktop settings and retrieves automatically?

Appreciate your post.

By: devnet

devnet — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:19:04 +0000

It is important to note that MEPIS (based on Ubuntu) can do this via a boot option and mounts/unmounts the USB pendrive automatically. Much easier than this process.