Questions tagged [persistence]
Persistence is the space on your USB key that is used to store information, so that changes you make to the system are still there after a reboot.
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How to make a persistent live Ubuntu USB with more than 4GB
I want to make a persistent live Ubuntu USB drive with more than 4GB of storage.
I know there is an option of installing directly on the drive but I don't want to do this as it will restrict the ...
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Can I install Ubuntu to my 32 GB USB pen drive? [duplicate]
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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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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How to make a live usb persistent [duplicate]
I am running a live CD with Ubuntu 16.04 and I am trying to create a persistent image on a usb. I have tried everything, but nothing is working. I am on a Toshiba satellite c-50 b.
Please help, it ...
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How to make a live Ubuntu 18.04 USB with a persistent storage of more than 4GB
After many unsuccessful trials based on almost everything about this topic on the Internet, I decided to ask this question again. There is almost a perfect answer in this platform, but it did not work....
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Why Doesn't a Bootable USB Boot
This question is asked often in Ask Ubuntu, sometimes with few hints about the situation.
Please provide a list of possible reasons to help troubleshoot the problem.
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How is it easier to make a persistent live drive with Ubuntu 19.10?
Persistent live drive with a partition for persistence
There are some web sites describing
new tools
new features in [new versions of] old tools
that can create a persistent live drive from an iso ...
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Live USB error "you need to load the kernel first"
I've got an mkusb live USB (Ubuntu 18.04 with persistence) that boots fine on some of my computers. On one laptop I get the following error:
error: disk `hd0,4' not found.
error: you need to load the ...
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What program to use when you want to create a persistent storage live usb IN Ubuntu?
What program to use inside ubuntu to create ubuntu persistent storage usb? Edit: It is a PERSISTENT STORAGE. How do I make a bootable Ubuntu USB? is not the answer, actually I tried Startup disk ...
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Lifespan a flash drive running Ubuntu?
My question is:
Can anybody point me to a documented case of a flash drive dying from running Ubuntu?
People talk about the dangers and urge cautions, but I have researched on the internet and asked ...
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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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Difference between LiveCD, LiveUSB, full-install, and persistence?
I am currently running Ubuntu as a guest vm on a Win 7 host via VirtualBox, but I would like to have a portable version of Ubuntu when I am not using my laptop.
I am unsure as to the difference ...
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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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Why Doesn't my Bootable USB Boot
This question is asked often in Ask Ubuntu, sometimes with few hints about the situation.
There are many reasons a persistent USB might not boot
BIOS
USB not set as first hard drive in BIOS
Problems ...
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Manually Creating Casper -rw File
I was wondering if there was a way to create the casper -rw file for persistence manually, i.e. via terminal. I've been using Ubuntu 14.04 Live USB with persistence and it ran fine for the last two ...
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USB-live does not save files between sessions
I created a USB-stick with Ubuntu, using the recommended tool "Startup Disk Creator" and the image for Ubuntu 13.10. The very simple interface looks like this:
There can't be much to misunderstand in ...
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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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Is it possible to turn Normal Ubuntu Live USB to persistent USB (without any other devices or USB sticks)?
I have an Ubuntu live USB and I don't have any other PC, laptop, or USB sticks. Can I make my live USB persistent? If not, is there any other way to save files in it so that they will stay there even ...
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It is possible to hibernate an LXC container?
I know about lxc-freeze and lxc-unfreeze, but as I understand it, these simply pauses the container, similar to sending SIGSTOP and SIGCONT to a process. If I reboot the host, then the containers will ...
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How to run full ubuntu installation from external hard drive?
I'd like to re-purpose my previous laptop as a desktop (seeing as it has decent specs). The problem is that the hard drive is shot (failing) so installing Ubuntu on to that hard drive causes serious ...
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Making Ubuntu USB pendrive with persistent memory from live USB
I'm trying to turn live USB into live USB with persistent memory. I'm following this procedure. The procedure says to "Add a Space and persistent after quiet splash --- in the following files&...
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Does persistence kills USB sticks?
Some claims (here and here) on the internet states that persistence reduces lifespan of the USB stick.
Is this true?
If Yes, Why is this true?
How reduced is the lifespan?
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Installing Ubuntu from Live Persistence USB
I am currently running Ubuntu on a live persistence USB and I was wondering if it was possible to install Ubuntu onto the hard drive as well as all the data on the persistence flash drive. Thanks!
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How to improve persistence USB speed?
As I am not able to carry my laptop, so I carry a persistent installation of Ubuntu on my USB 2.0 16GB pendrive for my linux class.
The problem I face is that when I use Live mode it is fast enough ...
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Increase persistent file size to greater than 4 gigabytes [duplicate]
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 to access writable partition on Ubuntu booted from USB flash drive?
I created a bootable USB flash drive with ubuntu-mate-22.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso using Startup Disk Creator. It created writable partition from the remaining space left. I copied a few programs to this ...
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How to make an already live Ubuntu pen-drive, a persistent one?
I have created a USB flash drive with the latest Ubuntu version, but it is not persistent.
How can I make it persistent without repeating the whole process?
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Can I convert a live Ubuntu USB to one with persistent memory?
I know there are other posts about how to create a live ubuntu usb with persistent memory - HOWEVER, there is no [question / answer] on how to convert a live (ubuntu) usb to one with persistent memory ...
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Error performing sudo apt update in persistent live boot system (ubuntu 16.04 LTS)
I had the following issue while performing sudo apt-get update while trying to install opencv and python packages:
root@ubuntu:~# apt-get update
Ign:1 cdrom://Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS _Xenial Xerus_ - ...
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Can we apply security updates only to a persistent live system?
I have created a Xubuntu 20.04 persistent live with guidus/mkusb on a usb 4gig and works fine. I also have installed 5 programs, synaptic package mgr, mkusb, and a few others without problems. Also i ...
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Xubuntu live usb persistence - how to?
I'm using Xubuntu 13.04 from live usb.
I know that in order to be able to keep files/settings/etc after restart, USB live disk should be created with some storage reserved.
However since I got this ...
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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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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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Why won't KWin config BorderlessMaximizedWindows persist?
I just changed BorderlessMaximizedWindows setting in ~/.config/kwinrc to true to hide window title bar and it works, but after restart of my PC my kwin config is reset to default settings, so ...
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Making a live USB with persistent storage
I'm trying to make a Ubuntu live USB, but I have run into some problems:
Used LiveUSB install on my Lubuntu laptop. Breaks USB drive until reformatted, does not boot.
Used Startup Disk Creator on ...
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PXE Boot into Ubuntu Live + Persistence (casper-rw): Possible? Limitations?
I have setup a PXE Boot Server on the network (Not Ubuntu, but NethServer for anyone interested), and have gotten Ubuntu 16.04 booting properly from this server.
Here is the pxelinux.cfg/default ...
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Formatting a USB flash drive as ext4
I'm making a custom bootable USB flash drive with a persistent partition. Formatting the partition as ext2 obviously makes the filesystem very sensitive to improper unmounting. I remember a while back ...
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How to create a persistent USB Installation from MAC?
With current instructions in ubuntu.com I know how to create an USB to boot from MAC. It works but it is not a persistent installation.
How can I make a persistent Ubuntu 13.4 Installation in a USB ...
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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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Live persistence vs. Full Install in an external SSD
I will be installing Ubuntu on an external SSD, and I have two options:
A regular, "Full" installation
A "live install" with persistence
I'd like to understand the difference ...
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How do I transfer a casper-rw file to a partition?
I am using a 16GB live USB with persistence so I can work from several computers.
This was working great for me until my persistence file on the USB Flash Drive got filled. As FAT32 is limited to <...
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How to save changes made in a live session to Hard Disk?
I have Ubuntu 13.10 and I am running live image as making an entry in grub as per the tutorial: http://www.tecmint.com/run-linux-live-images-from-hard-disk-in-linux. So is there any way to make the ...
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Will the data from my persistent Live-USB automatically transfer when I install?
I have a Live USB of Lubuntu 12.04. I have been working with it for quite some time now and have installed quite a few packages in it.
Now, I want to convert this to an actual install. When I do so, ...
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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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How to turn my Live USB to Persistence Live USB?
I don't have another computer to use rufus and create a persistent USB. For that reason I used my android to make my USB bootable. Yeah, I've created a ext4 partition. I just want to use that as a ...
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How can I make a 19.04 persistent live USB from Windows?
I am trying to make a persistent USB, but all the methods do not work. I haven't tried the mkusb method because I have Windows 10. So how would I make a persistent Ubuntu live USB from a Windows 10 ...
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How to fully install Ubuntu on USB Flashdrive? [duplicate]
Rather than to install dual-OS on my laptop, I would like to install Ubuntu on my flashdrive (USB flash memory, or whatever you call it). So, whenever I want to run my Ubuntu, I will just plug my ...
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How long is it supposed to take "creating a persistant file" with Universal USB Installer?
Creating a persistent file. Progress will not move until finished...
It's been at it for 3-4 hours. I selected to install Ubuntu on a near empty drive (With just the image file of the OS installer in ...
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How to create and use casper-rw in different USB with a live usb
I have created an Ubuntu Live USB using pendrive's Universal USB Installer. I found a link about creating the casper-rw but it's for a Live CD at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD/Persistence.
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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 ...