Installing Kububtu on USB drive

[ac]

Mark Warner wrote:
> Preston Smith wrote:
>>
>> I have XP SP 2 on my laptop and would like to install Kubuntu.  Can I
>> install it on my USB drive?  Where should I install Grub or a similar
>> boot loader?
> 
> Assuming a usb connected hard drive (as opposed to a thumb/flash drive),
> the trick is to have the bios set to boot from the usb drive first.
> During the install, install grub to the mbr of the usb drive, not the
> main hard drive. Then, to boot to Linux, just make sure the usb drive is
> plugged in and powered up before starting the machine.
> 
> I believe this amount of control over the grub installation would
> require using the Alternate CD instead of the Desktop (Live) CD.
> 

Using a live CD (Desktop) and choosing manual install, it is possible 
to create and use a separate boot partition. I am not sure if this 
means the mbr would be used on the usb drive though?
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ac