[ale] Linux alternative recommendation ?

[D. Marshall Lemcoe Jr.]

There are some very fine 32GB and 64GB in the sub-$100 price range and
anything will suit a live-key. if you're going to be traveling, the
USB flash drive will be your better bet because there is no chance of
it breaking like a regular HDD might.

As for the distribution, I would recommend something that doesn't take
a lot of setup and configuration to use, like Ubuntu or Fedora.

On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
> With the cost of removable media what it is, it's feasable to have several
> distros on a 250GB drive all sharing a /home and selectable at boot from
> grub.
> Or carry a selection of live CD/DVD media and a thumb drive for storage.
> This is easier unless the laptop has no cd drive. Older laptops may not be
> able to boot from usb.
>
> On Oct 23, 2011 9:41 AM, "Richard Faulkner" <rfaulkner at 34thprs.org> wrote:
>>
>> What is the most important feature of the OS?  Security?  Media support?
>> Something basic or something w/everything not nailed down?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Richard Bronosky <Richard at Bronosky.com>
>> Reply-to: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
>> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
>> Subject: Re: [ale] Linux alternative recommendation ?
>> Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:02:53 -0400
>>
>>
>>
>> How much storage do you need? Could a flash drive work? 32G or 64G?
>>
>> On Oct 23, 2011 8:27 AM, "Courtney Thomas" <courtneycthomas at bellsouth.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I'd like to carry a portable Linux USB HD installation for traveling
>> with my laptop and would appreciate suggestions, not only for which
>> Linux flavor but also which drive.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> C.Thomas
>>
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