Best Linux distro for USB stick?

[Adam Grant]

Hi Andrew,

I assume you are talking about a live boot USB image, so you don't have to
install anything on your HD, you can just run it off the stick. If so,
Knoppix has always been a good choice for a live Linux OS. Lots of utilities
for inspecting current hardware setups and good apps for troubleshooting.
Ubuntu can do a live boot as well, and, while it probably lacks the breadth
of utilities that Knoppix comes with, still has a bunch.

I haven't needed a live boot distro since I ditched PC's and bought a Mac a
year and half ago, but those options should still be relevant.

I have no hardware recommendations, sorry.

Resources:
http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Bootable_USB_Key
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick

Good luck!
_
Adam Grant


On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Andrew Lentvorski <bsder at allcaps.org>wrote:

> Anybody up to date on what is considered to be the best Linux on a USB
> stick?  And possibly what USB stick to buy?
>
> I'm trying to run it on a Sony W Series -- VPCW221AX/L specifically.
>
> Thanks,
> -a
>
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