Using a persistent image with Ubuntu

Pt. 5 of 10 | 2:00 |

Beginner's Guide to Installing Ubuntu

Friday September 24, 2010

You can

run Ubuntu using LiveCD

without taking up system resources but you can't save anything permanently. Unless, that is, you

create a persistent image

, which is most commonly made using a

USB key

. We'll show you how to use the

persistent image feature

with a USB key in this episode.

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- Our purpose, in this segment, is primarily to tell you about the persistent image feature.

- Most often, the persistent image is on a USB key.

- Programs you install while running Ubuntu using LiveCD are installed on the USB drive.

- The image on the USB drive persists from session to session.

- Teaming up a USB drive with a LiveCD or DVD makes it possible for you to have a portable version of Ubuntu you can carry with you.

- It's also possible to install Ubuntu on a USB drive.

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