[SOLVED] Pendrives, USB Sticks, Flash Drives ... They are not created equal
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Pendrives, USB Sticks, Flash Drives ... They are not created equal
Hello all,
I've read about booting from Pendrives and installing Linux and other operating systems. I think the easier thing is "installing from" a pendrive. The much more difficult thing (I think?) would be "installing to" a pendrive and having a fully configured, and functional (read / write) OS on a pendrive. Probably a difficult job and one for advanced (experienced) Linux users? Anyway, I seen on a video that not all Flash / Pendrives will boot Linux. Perhaps some won't boot any OS .. I don't know? So, what are the better working pendrives for Linux? The ones with the best track record that boot Linux - time, after time, after time - Without issue? I'm going to buy some pendrives to use for booting Linux and I don't want to waste my funds on something that isn't going to work, or work well. Thank You!
I've put Linux Mint Katya on a 16 GB Sandisk Cruzer. It booted up just fine. Just be aware that booting up off of a usb stick is slower than booting up off of a hard drive.
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