Needed fully functional [NOT 'Live'(sic)] Linux on USB stick - was [Re: Ubuntu on pendrive]

[Nils Kassube]

Avi Greenbury wrote:
> Richard Owlett wrote:
> > Liam Proven wrote:
> > > DO
> > > NOT PUT THE BOOTLOADER ON YOUR HARD DRIVE. This is the default.
> > > It is ESSENTIAL to override this and tell it to put it on the
> > > USB stick.
> > 
> > I do not recall an option for doing so.
> > How is that indicated?
> > Is it available in 10.10, or do I have to download the ISO
> > of a different version of the "Live CD"?
> 
> I'm pretty certain that you're asked when using the alternate
> installer. I'd not be surprised if, for simplicity's sake, you're not
> asked in the GUI installer.

The default for the GUI installer is to install GRUB to sda. But there 
is an option to install GRUB to individual partitions. Probably at that 
point you can also select a different disk but I nerver installed on a 
machine with more than one disk. To avoid any ambiguity of this kind, my 
suggestion was to use Virtualbox to install to the only existing disk 
which would be the USB stick.


Nils