<div class="gmail_quote">On 8 July 2010 11:33, Gordon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gbplinux@gmail.com">gbplinux@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="im">On 07/07/2010 11:51, John Stevenson wrote:<br> <br> ><br> </div><div class="im">> Hello Gordon,<br> > Does the flash drive have newer packages on it after an update, assuming<br> > the drive is persistent or Ubuntu was installed to the flash drive?<br> <br> </div><div class="im">No - it's just the remix ISO mounted on the flash drive using netbootin.<br> <br> <a href="http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/</a><br> <br> ><br> </div><div class="im">> Unless you have a beta or release candidate on the Live CD then they<br> > should be the same, unless you or the system added something to the<br> > flash drive.<br> ><br> > You can run either the normal desktop or the remix desktop from the<br> > flash drive as follows (no need for the slow Live CD):<br> > When you are at the login screen, you can select the desktop layout by<br> > selecting your login name and using the session drop-down menu to select<br> > from:<br> ><br> > Gnome - normal ubuntu desktop<br> > Remix - ubuntu remix desktop<br> > Remix 2d - lighter 2d remix desktop<br> <br> </div><div class="im">I'm now confused (slightly!). When I boot direct from the flash drive I<br> don't GET a Username. Do I have to log out after booting from the flash<br> drive and then select the desktop?<br></div></blockquote><div><br>Opps, my bad. With the Live Ubuntu it automatically logs you in as the ubuntu user, so yes you would need to logout first before you see the menu to select a different desktop session. <br> </div></div><br>-- <br>John Stevenson<br>Lean Agile Consultant / Coach<br><a href="http://jr0cket.com">jr0cket.com</a> | <a href="http://leanagilemachine.com">leanagilemachine.com</a><br><br>