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#1 2018-05-11 18:38:10

bsdillinger
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[SOLVED]Unable to install persistent OS to USB

I am a beginner linux user and am trying to install Bunsenlabs to a USB drive to boot into for trial. I want to be able to install software and run it just like on a Hard drive. I have seen some posts that seem a little more involved. Is there an easy solution, or an image that someone has that can be loaded to my USB that works? I have already tried installing it to a USB directly, installing it to a USB from Virtualbox, and using systemback to copy an installed OS. Systemback created a partition that was only 2gb, which isn't large enough. None of these have worked out so far.

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#2 2018-05-11 18:45:28

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Re: [SOLVED]Unable to install persistent OS to USB

To test BL, just run it in live mode.

To have a persistent USB stick, it's easiest to just use a distro that offers it OOTB. Knoppix, also based on Debian, used to offer this, I don't know if it still does.

I haven't tried to create a persistent USB with helium, and I have no idea if the tutorial I created a couple of years ago is still valid.


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#3 2018-05-12 03:29:33

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Re: [SOLVED]Unable to install persistent OS to USB

OK,thanks. I like the openbox wm and had used cruchbang in the past. Wanted to get a customized version of bunsenlabs up to see how snappy it is on some old hardware.

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#4 2018-05-12 05:14:34

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Re: [SOLVED]Unable to install persistent OS to USB

i'm a little unsure about your intentions.
you just want to try out bunsenlabs to see how she goes?
the usual way is this: https://www.bunsenlabs.org/installation … ey-install
- in a few simple words: you "burn" the .iso to a dedicated usb stick, e.g. with dd.
that's it.
reboot => enjoy.

did that not work?
if so, show us the steps and all messages received.

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#5 2018-05-12 07:28:32

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Re: [SOLVED]Unable to install persistent OS to USB

bsdillinger wrote:

Wanted to get a customized version of bunsenlabs up to see how snappy it is on some old hardware.

To really see how snappy a distro is on old hardware, there is no other way than installation on that hardware. USB-installs work (and are some work to accomplish), but they are usually slower than a real installation, because the USB 2 connection is usually a lot slower than the connection to the internal HD.
The only really snappy USB installs are the ones that load the whole OS into RAM at startup, like Puppy Linux does, but that comes at the cost of having a tiny OS and still using a lot of RAM.

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#6 2018-05-12 22:52:35

bsdillinger
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Re: [SOLVED]Unable to install persistent OS to USB

ohnonot wrote:

i'm a little unsure about your intentions.
you just want to try out bunsenlabs to see how she goes?
the usual way is this: https://www.bunsenlabs.org/installation … ey-install
- in a few simple words: you "burn" the .iso to a dedicated usb stick, e.g. with dd.
that's it.
reboot => enjoy.

did that not work?
if so, show us the steps and all messages received.

Thanks, I didn't want the live version because I can't install software and make changes that save. If I reboot the system, nothing is saved.

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#7 2018-05-13 01:22:58

hhh
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Re: [SOLVED]Unable to install persistent OS to USB

bsdillinger wrote:

Thanks, I didn't want the live version because I can't install software and make changes that save. If I reboot the system, nothing is saved.

True. If you have the drive space, installing to metal to create a dual-boot system is the way to go.

That being said, it would be really cool if that USB tutorial was up-to-date. Let  me see what I can see...

https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic … 4php?id=89


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#8 2018-05-13 02:40:57

hhh
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Re: [SOLVED]Unable to install persistent OS to USB

Well, those instructions work perfectly...

Screenshot_2018-05-13_02-28-42.th.png

I followed them to the letter, and ran the last precautionary command, too ( I recommend it).

My jump drive is /dev/sdb1, so I replaced X with b in the tutorial. Example, the last command...

sudo syslinux -i /dev/sdb1 -d /syslinux

In the scrot, I've set a new theme via BLOB, updated the system, installed GIMP and rebooted.

Note: you can't upgrade the kernel, AFAIK. Ask Ben Armstrong @ Debian to see if there's a way.

-edited the tutorial for stretch-


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#9 2018-05-17 14:01:51

bsdillinger
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Re: [SOLVED]Unable to install persistent OS to USB

That works for me! Thanks!

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