<div dir="auto">I just created persistent live MX Linux just to see how it works.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Is not as complicated as you may think.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Just create live MX Linux on flash drive with fat32 partition. I've used rufus. Then when you boot the flash drive and boot screen pops up you press F4 to change Linux in to persistent mode and next F8 to save changes in the grub menu. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">After that the boot will ask you questions how much rootfs persistent file to create and home much for home. In both cases I just pressed automatic. Then is asking you to change root and user demo passwords. Then is asking you how to save the changes in persistent file and I answered 1 for auto.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Pretty straightforward. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 09:28 Wayne via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
Hari, if you attempt to format your drive to make a bootable Ventoy drive you will ruin the Linux boot capability, and possibly more. You'll need separate drives for Linux and Ventory.<br>
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On 4/21/22 5:31 AM, Narahari 'n' Savitha via Ale wrote:<br>
> I have MXLinux live usb on a 8GB SDCard and it runs fine.<br>
> <br>
> Here is what I am thinking. (Don't flame me please)<br>
> <br>
> As per DJPfulio's suggestion, I will use tools like ventoy to create a data partition on the same SD card.<br>
> (yes this was mentioned in last weekend's meetup call and I did make a note but could not connect the dots on its usability since it was mentioned in the context of Multiboot, duh me)<br>
> <br>
> MXLinux Live is only 1.9GB in size. I can create a 4GB data partition on the same SD card and use that.<br>
> <br>
> I also respect Wayne's time posting the 64GB link on Amazon for Lexar with such small form factor.<br>
> <br>
> -N<br>
> <br>
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 12:53 PM Boris Borisov via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ale@ale.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ale@ale.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Live Linux with persistence means that distro uses some space on your SD card or flash drive to save your files or configurations.<br>
> <br>
> So next times when boots up from save live flash drive would read all these files and get you back to the point where you left.<br>
> <br>
> You don't do installation. You run same live Linux distro from same flash card or stick.<br>
> <br>
> I never done it on MX Linux<br>
> <br>
> But I used it on Puppy Linux 10 years ago and just works.<br>
> <br>
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 11:53 DJPfulio--- via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ale@ale.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ale@ale.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On 4/20/22 10:37, Narahari 'n' Savitha via Ale wrote:<br>
> > Would love this approach.<br>
> ><br>
> > Want to save WiFi config stored.<br>
> > Do I need one USB with MXLinux Live<br>
> > and<br>
> > Another SD card ?<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > OR<br>
> ><br>
> > Can the SD card have both Live and persistence together ?<br>
> ><br>
> > Any knowhow on this will help me.<br>
> ><br>
> > Warm Regards<br>
> > -N<br>
> <br>
> We talked about the tools for this Sunday. You were there. Look for tools like Ventoy or mkusb that allow creation of 'data' partitions and provide overlay file systems. A few others were mentioned Sunday by others. We posted them to the chat window too.<br>
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