[ale] Linux alternative recommendation ?

[Courtney Thomas]

Jim,

Thanks for the suggestions... not by me previously considered.

Suggestions for information on how to configure the "several distros all 
sharing a /home and selectable from grub" ?

Also, which distros do you recommend and why ?

I do have a cd drive and also like that idea cum thumb drive, again not 
considered. Glad I asked  :-)

Cordially,

C.Thomas



On 10/23/2011 10:17 AM, Jim Kinney 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
> <mailto: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
>     <mailto:Richard%20Bronosky%20%3cRichard at Bronosky.com%3e>>
>     *Reply-to*: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org <mailto:ale at ale.org>>
>     *To*: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org
>     <mailto:Atlanta%20Linux%20Enthusiasts%20%3cale at ale.org%3e>>
>     *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
>     <mailto: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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-- 
"Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the 
right to rise up, and shake off the existing  government, and form a new 
one that suits them better.This is a most valuable - a most sacred right 
- a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world."
Abraham Lincoln
"Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force! Like fire, 
it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."
George Washington