Solved Whick Linux version do you recomend for a jump drive?

[RoloDman]

I have a 16GB Corsair Flash Voyager laying around. I have so much space on it I figured why not put some Linux love on that baby.

Which do you recomend?

 

[osholt]

I have a 16GB Corsair Flash Voyager laying around. I have so much space on it I figured why not put some Linux love on that baby.

Which do you recomend?

I am not a Ubuntu enthusiast and would urge you to go for Linux Mint (includes all commonly used codecs/plugins/programs including Flash.)

If you don't feel you like Linux Mint (how can you not??) then Fedora is the only other main stram option I will recommend.

In my opinion Ubuntu is aimed at Windows Users wanting a Second OS with out too much hassle, hence Wubi (which don't get me wrong is a wonderful piece of software but it takes away from the true Linux experience which includes all those annoying bootloader problems etc.)

Oli

 

[Dinesh]

I second that. Linuxmint is what I use as well.

 

[rev1775]

Had to chuckle when I looked at this post and looked at the linux mint page and noticed there is a puppy linux operating system as well.......

puppy linux 5.0

 

[RoloDman]

Had to chuckle when I looked at this post and looked at the linux mint page and noticed there is a puppy linux operating system as well.......

puppy linux 5.0

Al already have Puppy Linux on my jump drive haha, I was hoping for something a bit more cool looking, which is why I am asking here

 

[osholt]

Had to chuckle when I looked at this post and looked at the linux mint page and noticed there is a puppy linux operating system as well.......

puppy linux 5.0

Al already have Puppy Linux on my jump drive haha, I was hoping for something a bit more cool looking, which is why I am asking here

Not that I'm pressuring you into Linux Mint or anything but look at:

Run Linux Mint 9 from a USB Flash Drive (Windows) | USB Pen Drive Linux

and Linux Mint 9 "Isadora" - Gnome DVD (32-bit) - Linux Mint.

There's your instructions sorted .

Oli

 

[rev1775]

I just never realized there were so many versions of linux... I ran mandrake around 10 yrs or so ago... I've not played with linux for a long time since.. might have to take a new look at linux..~~

 

[Product FRED]

I used to be an Ubuntu user until I saw Linux Mint. It's much better and is easier to use out of the box because it includes codecs and plugins that Ubuntu doesn't by default. Both Ubuntu and Linux Mint have the option of installing themselves to a flash drive from within themselves.

From Windows, I would recommend UNetBootin, which supports dozens of versions of Linux for Flash-drive installation. Make sure to make the installation persistent, meaning it keeps track of all of your changes.

Dreamlinux is also a good choice: http://www.dreamlinux.com.br/portable.html
And Slax.

 

[osholt]

I just never realized there were so many versions of linux... I ran mandrake around 10 yrs or so ago... I've not played with linux for a long time since.. might have to take a new look at linux..~~

Linux is changing, come take a look.

Especially with Google coming onto the scene and people buying cheaper and cheaper computers and wanting cheaper and cheaper (but still quality) products to go on them, Linux's market share can only go up .

I can see in several years that Linux based netbooks will hold an even more substantial market share than they do now and the amount of webservers that run Linux will sore!!
Heck even I'm going Linux later this year for my webserver!

Oli

 

[pparks1]

You guys who love Linux Mint, but don't like Ubuntu...do realize that Mint is simply a respin of Ubuntu with some of the multimedia stuff included, right????

You can easily add the multimedia into Ubuntu 10.04 with;

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

sudo  add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com[URL="http://archive.canonical.com/"]/[/URL] lucid   partner"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-bin  sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin

sudo apt-get install vlc
sudo  /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh

And that is pretty much it. Really not bad when you look at it.

 

[RoloDman]

Linux Mint 9 "Isadora" - Gnome DVD (64-bit) - Linux Mint

downloading and install this version to my jump drive!

Thanks!

 

[fseal]

Ubuntu should just so that themselves with seperate "Ubuntu - politically correct" distro (which is what they ahave now) and an "Ubuntu - usable" distro for well the other 99% of Linux users... Would be insteresting to see exactly what ratio of each got DLed..

 

[Nem]

What do you guys think about Xubuntu, actually any of the other buntus.

 

[fseal]

What do you guys think about Xubuntu, actually any of the other buntus.

Well that depends on your preferred desktop/window manager style.

I can't stand Gnome and it's default set of tools myself so I would go for KUbuntu. Though I'm not all that hot on KDE either :/ Still waiting for a GOOD Linux desktop

Though I have not actually installed the latest Ubuntu, the default gnome install is supose to have improved a lot. I need to give it a try.

 

[Product FRED]

What do you guys think about Xubuntu, actually any of the other buntus.

Xubuntu is similar to stock Ubuntu, except that it uses the XFCE window manager, which is similar to Gnome (a Mac-like interface), with slight differences and it uses less memory. It's really ideal for older systems without much memory.

Ubuntu uses Gnome, which you know.

Kubuntu uses KDE which is more of a Windows-like interface (ie a "start" menu).

They'll all run the same software no matter which you choose. And you can install however many interfaces you want. For example if you download Ubuntu and you decide you want the KDE interface (Kubuntu), you can go into Synaptic Package Manager and download the Kubuntu package, which will install everything for you. But it won't replace Gnome. Instead, when you're at the login screen, there's a little dropdown menu that allows you to choose which interface to load.

 

[Nem]

Yeah i guess, though to me ubuntu has improved alot..but maybe that's because i haven't installed/used it since..umm maybe 06? or 2007. Xubuntu..have never tried nor any others.. Sabayon was another one i tried.. was ok, was really flashy but an ok for gaming OS.

EDIT: Thanks for the explanation Product FRED.

 

[DarkDavil]

Want "cool-looking" go with Kubuntu! Its built off the KDE stead of GNOME ! Kubuntu looks... amazing for a linux distro!

 

[rev1775]

Might have to take a peek at it with VMware and see how it looks/acts, then possible give it a partition/drive of its own~~

 

[RoloDman]

Linux Mint booted from my jump drive is very cool and looks great. I like it much much better than Puppy Linux. There is nothing wrong with Puppy, but it doesn't have the same pizazz as Mint

 

[Product FRED]

Linux Mint booted from my jump drive is very cool and looks great. I like it much much better than Puppy Linux. There is nothing wrong with Puppy, but it doesn't have the same pizazz as Mint

Puppy Linux is made from the ground up for flash drives, meaning it lacks a lot. Linux Mint for flash drives is derived from the full version.