running Ubuntu off USB stick and retaining settings?

[Alan Pope]

On 30 April 2011 14:23, Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:
> You can install Ubuntu to the USB stick like an installation on the
> harddisk. Then your settings should be preserved over reboots. But make
> a backup of your data on the USB stick first, because you should format
> it with ext2/3/4 during the installation. An advantage over a live USB
> system is update the system and that you can also install additional
> packages and if needed.
>

Confirmed, I have a 32GB USB stick which contains a full Ubuntu
install. I can plug that into most computers and it just works.

One word of warning. During the install, make double sure you are
installing grub onto the USB stick, and not your internal hard disk.
This has caused some users issues in the past, especially on 10.10
where the grub selection dialog is hidden behind an advanced button.
It's more obvious in 11.04.

Cheers,
Al.