[xubuntu-users] USB boot disc? - Was: xubuntu-users Digest, Vol 203, Issue 1

[Ralf Mardorf]

PS:

FWIW

• rocketmouse at archlinux ~ 
$ /bin/ls -hAl /mnt/ventoy/
total 16G
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1.5G Jan 13  2023 MX-21.3_fluxbox_x64.iso
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 189M May  9  2023 alpine-standard-3.18.0-x86_64.iso
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 810M Apr  1  2023 archlinux-2023.04.01-x86_64.iso
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 128K Jan  6  2021 ventoy
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1.6G Jul 31  2020 xubuntu-20.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8.3G Mar 14  2023 xubuntu-20.04.1-desktop-pers1.dat
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3.1G Apr 17  2023 xubuntu-23.04-desktop-amd64.iso

on a modern and fast USB stick the persistent xubuntu-20.04.1 is nearly
as usable as an install on a HDD or SSD. USB sticks are not that
reliable as HDD, SSD or even SD, but they are more portable. The only
real pitfall of a fast persistent live ISO install compared to a "real"
install is the boot level. If the ISO's kernel does cause issues, or if
there are issues with GPU support and similar things, it's seemingly
impossible to run an upgraded kernel or something similar. You can
install and upgrade all kinds of packages, but some boot time defaults,
such as the kernel remain always to the defaults of the ISO.

While the persistent Xubuntu 20.04 on the Ventoy stick works without
issues on my old machine and a "real" install of Xubuntu 20.04 on an SSD
on my new machines, there are a few minor issues related to the graphics
that I cannot fix, if I want to use the persistent Xubuntu 20.04 from
the Ventoy stick on my new machine.

However, as a non-persistent replacement for a CD or DVD, just to
install e.g. Xubuntu, those issues don't matter at all.