live CD

[Thufir Hawat]

A friend has a Windows OS virus, so I'm going to try and back up his 
data.  I was looking at:

To create a LiveCd

    Download Ubuntu. For a live CD, avoid the "alternate CD" & the Server 
Edition because it has no desktop. For installing, using the alternate CD 
is a good idea, if installing using the standard CD does not work. 

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


Basically any sort of Ubuntu will work?

Also,

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows

I have a 2GB thumb drive, and it says:

"To run Ubuntu from a USB stick, the first thing you need to do is insert 
a USB stick with at least 2GB of free space into your PC."

I have a 2GB thumb drive.  Will that work?

The days of knoppix are over, or lessened?  This is better?


thanks,

Thufir