live CD

[Colin Law]

On 27 March 2013 11:56, Thufir Hawat <hawat.thufir at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.

I don't understand that comment.  You don't need to install, just run
off the live CD.

>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD
>
>
> Basically any sort of Ubuntu will work?

Go for 12.04, it will work with a greater range of graphics hardware.

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

It should do.  Try it and see.

Colin