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How to prevent write failed broken pipe on ssh connection?
What can I do to configure SSH on both client and servers to prevent Write Failed: broken pipe errors, which ofter occurs if you sleep your client computer and resume later.
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How to enable persistent option in disk creator?
I try to test natty alpha with usb. (my system is 10.04) But when I run disk creator I can not choose the option for persistent creation. Here on screenshots I saw that this is possible. Choosing the ...
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Check if pendrive is persistent?
I have a bunch of pendrives with live Linux ISOs loaded onto them and I would like to check one if it is persistent. Rebooting is not an option right now (system rescue).
Is there a simple command or ...
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How do I get a live-USB to use a partition for persistence?
I want to install Ubuntu to a USB hard drive so that it will run on all systems, that can run the LiveCD and store persistent data on a regular ext4 partition rather than a casper-rw file. In every ...
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Increase persistent file size to greater than 4 gigabytes
My USB's 16 GB, but I only get to use 4 GB in persistence file. Any way to increase it?
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How can I make an existing persistant live USB installation load more of the OS to RAM?
A while back I installed (a permanent installation, not a Live USB) Ubuntu on my USB thumb drive. Unfortunately, the transfer rates are too slow for a smooth and responsive experience, so I'd like to ...
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Which file on a USB live installation made with UNetBootin persists file information?
I created an installation of Ubuntu 11.10 using UNetBootin on a usb thumbdrive.
I've downloaded programs and installed them with apt-get so that they persist on the drive between boots.
What file ...
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Where is “txt.cfg”?
I'm using Lubuntu 12.10 on a USB stick but it is not persistent.
Instructions on how to make it persistent are in this thread:
Why isn't persistence working on Lubuntu 12.04 Live-USB?
But I can ...
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How do I use persistent mode on the LiveCD?
I followed the tutorial here but I'm stuck at the part where I need to add ''persistent'' on the ''kernel arguments list''. I don't know how to do that. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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Using 12.04 installation as a persistent pen drive
Disclaimer: I aim to build a self contained pen drive with our application inside for running it in as many machines as possible. Portability. So no matter about updates. Maybe I'm looking at the ...
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Persistant File System vs Installation onto USB stick
I want to install Ubuntu to a 4Gb USB stick, so that I can boot it on other computers, but I heard that a persistent file system never deletes data and so just fills up. This would be a problem as I ...
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My Ubuntu shortcuts arent persistent
I changed the shortcuts, for moving Windows to left/right/up/down workspace from SHIFT+STRG+ALT+... to STRG+SUPER+ALT+... and after I did so everything works how it should. But after a restart ...
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Can I install Ubuntu to my 32 GB USB pen drive?
I want to install Ubuntu like how you would to a hard drive so I can use it as a portable system. I do not want a Live install; I want something where i can install updates, install drivers, and ...
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Trouble With Persistence After Making a USB Live Thumb Drive Using Pendrivelinux
I created a bootable Ubuntu on my 32GB thumb drive (on a NTFS partition) and I selected a persistence of 4GB.
I've noticed that when I reboot from the initial booting off of the USB thumb drive, ...
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How to display correct time in persistent live USB
It seems that while booting in persistent live USB, the wrong time (GMT / UTC instead of local) is displayed (at least that's what happens in Lubuntu 12.10).
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Why isn't persistence working on Lubuntu 12.04 Live-USB?
I have used Universal-USB-Installer ever since to install different Linux versions to USB flash drive. But now with Lubuntu 12.04 even though I do the same process by selecting persistence file, it ...
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What file resets fstab on persistent live environments?
I'm trying to add lines to my /etc/fstab file.
but the lines I add get cleared on reboot because I am using a persistent live USB stick.
I don't want a lecture. I just want to know which file writes ...
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Help needed running apps from USB
Here is my situation:
I have a 14 GB USB stick with Ubuntu 11.10, and loads of video files, and eBooks for use at the pub/coffee shop/park away from my main computer at home.
I have a Dell Mini 9 ...
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How can I save settings when booting an iso file from HDD?
I was looking for an easy way to manually save settings when booting from an iso-file in the hard disk with grub2, and load them the next boot; but maybe it would be easier to do a persistent boot ...
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Ubuntu not shutting down ( going to black screen ) 12.04
I am currently using a USB persistent install of Ubuntu. Its a simple 4GB drive with a 2.8GB partition (casper-rw storage partition). I setup an administrator account and set it to login ...
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Incorrect Username/Password prompt on Ubuntu 12.04 Live USB [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Live CD asks for a username and password
I'm having a little bit of trouble with Ubuntu12.04 on a Live USB.
Yesterday when installing mplayer 2 the system downloaded ...
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Why does the kernel not get updated when using a persistant Live USB?
I have created a live usb of Ubuntu 12.04 with a 4GB persistence file. Firefox and other software get updated when running update manager. However, the linux kernel will not update and I am unable ...
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Ubuntu Live CD - Persistance and install
If I were to use a Ubuntu live USB with persistence for a while, and then when I am comfortable with it, choose to install it to a Hard Disk, will my persistent data transfer over? Or will I get a ...
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How can I disable automatic login on a LiveUSB?
I've just made myself a persistent LiveUSB, running Ubuntu 12.04, and I've immediately found a problem - It logs you in automatically as root, and I don't need this since I'm going to keep files and ...
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How to create a Windows-readable FAT32 partition on Persistent USB?
Is it possible to create a FAT32 Parition in Ubuntu Persistent USB that is Windows-readable? If so how?
I created a FAT32 partition in the past and labelled it as '/windows', though this was unable ...
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Keyboard stopped working on persistant live-USB
My keyboard has recently stopped working on my 11.10 persistant live USB. It works at the login screen, but when I log in, any time I hit a key I just hear the error "pop" sound. This happens in all ...
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How can I repair casper-rw file system file in LiveUSB [closed]
While booting Ubuntu and mounting my casper-rw file for persistent storage, Ubuntu recommends me to check for errors using fsck. However, when I boot into my system, since the casper-rw is ...
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How to make an already live Ubuntu pen-drive, a persistent one?
I have created a USB flash drive with latest Ubuntu 12.10, but it is not persistent.
How can I make it persistent without repeating the whole process?
Thanks.
Gerson
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Persistent mode on USB has different data between computers
Using LiveLinux USB creator, and this tutorial, I turned a 32GB flash drive into a live Ubuntu USB with a 26GB casper-rw partition. This works on the computer that I created the USB with (kept all my ...
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Ubuntu on USB is not consistent between computers
I'm very new to Ubuntu (second day using it) so I may not know all the terms of what I'm trying to say.
I set up Ubuntu on a 32GB USB drive with a 25GB partition to save all my data on. This works ...
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Creating persistent Ubuntu 12.10 on a flash drive
I format my drive in FAT32. Then I use Universal USB Installer's latest release 1.9.1.5 to create a bootable flash drive with persistency. AFter this doing this without an error I try to boot Ubuntu ...
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LTSP overlays for fat-clients
I've been using LTSP5.2 under Ubuntu for a while, mostly with mythbuntu. When I used to create a client image with the mythbuntu switches it created an overlay to store data for each client ...
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Persistence problem when installing USB Ubuntu variant using Windows [closed]
I'm part of a project called One2One2Go - we're developing a Live USB Ubuntu variant for use in schools in Somerville, MA. We have the project files compiled into an iso, and when installed using the ...
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How can I make peristent changes on a USB ubuntu install?
Here's what I've tried with no success:
Unetbootin: It keeps hanging.
Linux Live USB: I only get an empty folder as the result
Universal installer: it hasn't worked.
Can I use my Ubunu CD-ROM in ...
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How to install PPAs and Proprietary Drivers on a persistent LiveUSB
I am trying to create a USB Persistent Pen Drive that has all the last updates ahd the following "special" packages:
Added PPAs with the programs installed. For example Wine.
Proprietary Drivers ...
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Problem with the persistence of a live CD?
I am NOT using an USB here, but I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS onto a CD and am trying to create a persistent bootable CD.
My Boot Menu
As you can see, I have tried to add "persistent" at the end ...
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Persistent file on USB
I've created a persistent file (4GB) on the USB drive I boot off of. Correct me if I'm wrong but will creating this persistent file, allow changes in the Ubuntu environment?
If so, after each ...
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Persistent device naming for Windows 7-partition in Ubuntu
I'd like to give the Windows partition of my Ubuntu installation a persistent device name, so different applications (like the local folder-account of my email software, or my local dropbox client) ...
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Failed to open and save monitior configuration
I try to use Ubuntu 12.04. from USB with a 4 GB peristent part.
First i changed some monitor settings (have two). After rebooting I got the error message:
Could not apply the stored configuration for ...
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How to log in after logout in L/UBUNTU live persistent usb?
I have created a persistent live usb of Lubuntu 12.10 on a 16 GB flash pendrive with a 4GB space for persistency.
It basically works like an installation, as new programs can be installed and new ...
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Need help to install persistent Ubuntu on USB drive [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Portable virtual machine with preinstalled Ubuntu for Windows?
I am a new user of Ubuntu. I would like to install a persistent Ubuntu 11.04 to my USB stick, and it ...
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Persistent USB Installation
How can I make a persistent Ubuntu 13.4 Installation in a USB Key to work in MAC Book air?
Thanks.
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Enlarge “persisitent” image on USB stick after installation?
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on a USB pendrive using an installer provided by my my employer (the idea is to use Ubuntu instead of the preinstalled OS to use the business notebook also for private ...
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How to run full ubuntu installation from external hard drive?
Please bare with me:
So I'd like to re-purpose my previous laptop as a desktop (seeing as it has decent specs), the problem is is that the hard drive is shot (failing) so installing Ubuntu on to that ...
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Installing programs to LiveCD/USB?
I want to have an Ubuntu LiveCD or LiveUSB with a program (Cisco Packet Tracer) installed on it that’s always there every time I boot.
Anyone knows how to do this?
(Preferably as an image as I ...
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Persistent USB stick + installer + Windows-friendly storage
I was looking for some method to install Ubuntu (32-bit) on my 8GB (7.3GB) USB stick, with the following things in mind:
The installation should be persistent, and keep all changes and installed ...
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Ubuntu persistent LiveUSB mac
I made a bootable live usb drive with ubuntu 11.10 with the help of penguintosh, which uses an efi bootloader that loads the iso of the operating system. Is there anyway to make this installation ...
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Ubuntu not saving files and settings when running from flash drive
How can I make Ubuntu run completely off of a flash drive?
I have downloaded Ubuntu onto a 4gb flash drive but no changes I make are saved between sessions. I want to be able to run and save ...
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Persistent Live Usb using netbook
hello second question xD
as i said earlier i have a netbook and was looking thru persistent live usb making and all guides seem to need that i boot from live cd but my netbook doesn't have an optical ...
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Install from Persistent LiveUSB, including files / changes on casper-rw
I made a persistent LiveUSB drive that I've used for a while now, and I would like to install that LiveUSB environment to the harddrive of a computer.
I've tried simply installing it using the ...
