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NomadBSD: Persistent USB flash drive based desktop OS
- pull_my_finger 4y agoDoes FreeBSD not have a way to run from a flash drive in this way?
- DrBenCarson 4y agoNot persistent. You can boot into an ISO of course but the flash drive won’t be able to store changes, files, etc
- nix23 4y agoThat's not true!! I installed FreeBSD many times on a USB stick...and of curse i can safe stuff.
- DrBenCarson 4y agoCan you please share details? How do you partition the USB? How do you not overwrite the boot image? I’d like to learn.
- nix23 4y agoYou install BSD/Linux/Windows on a USB-stick like you install it on a SSD/HDD, it's the same...a blockdevice.
- DrBenCarson 4y agoRight but how do you install it on that drive if you’re using that drive as the ISO on first boot? I see what you’re saying but it sounds like you’re using two block devices on at least the first boot? Or am I missing something?
- nix23 4y agoYou use two USB sticks, on one you write the installer and during install you select the second usb-stick instead for example a SSD..that's it. >I see what you’re saying but it sounds like you’re using two block devices on at least the first boot? Or am I missing something? Exactly You just need those two sticks for installation, after installation just one. NomadBSD is just a preinstalled Image +.
- DrBenCarson 4y agoYeah, that’s the difference. NomadBSD only ever requires a single blockdevice. Using two is a minor inconvenience, but the work going into NomadBSD is pretty cool. You should check it out, sounds like you boot off flash drives pretty often.
- type0 4y agoMX Linux is awesome for persistent install on usb stick
- LargoLasskhyfv 4y agoEven more awesome for running in/from RAM(after initial boot from stick). $ uptime 12:40:42 up 226 days, 3:42, 3 users, load average: 0.07, 0.22, 0.31