[Fedora-livecd-list] Direct install?

[ToddAndMargo]

On 05/09/2015 12:44 PM, Frederick Grose wrote:
> On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 9:36 PM, ToddAndMargo <ToddAndMargo at zoho.com
> <mailto:ToddAndMargo at zoho.com>>wrote:
>
>     On 05/08/2015 06:12 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>
>         Hi All,
>
>         I am always having something go wrong with Live USB.  I occurs to me
>         that why don't I just directly install FC21 to a flash drive?
>         Will this
>         work and will it be bootable?   (I use the Live CD to do
>         installs, so I
>         don't need that feature on a bootable stick.)
>
>         Many thanks,
>         -T
>
>
>
>     Please cancel question.
>
>     Oh oh.  Just found this:
>     http://www.tuxradar.com/content/how-install-linux-usb-flash-drive
>
>
> ​This is not the full story.​
>
>          Live CDs scan the hardware at boot time, and so are likely to
>     be compatible with the most machines.
>
>
> ​Dracut can be configured to​ not default to the hostonly="yes" option
> (/usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/01-dist.conf in Fedora). So you can build
> an initial ram filesystem that has the same hardware capability as the
> LiveCD/USB.
>
>          Live CDs must by necessity have a small footprint, which means
>     there's more space for your files - or you can just buy a smaller,
>     cheaper drive.
>
>          Live CDs run as much as they can in RAM, which makes for better
>     performance.
>
>
> ​USB3 flash drives are quite fast.  A regular installation can also be
> configured to take advantage of the available RAM.
> ​
> ​
>
>          Live CDs don't use swap.
>
>
> ​In Fedora, my Linux swap partition on a hard disc is recognized and
> used by a LiveUSB.  One could also create a swap file on the USB drive,
> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Storage_Administration_Guide/s2-swap-creating-file.html
>
> With the large USB flash drives you have, a full installation may be
> your best and quickest solution.  You should try it before dismissing
> the option.
>
>       --Fred

Hi Fred,

This I am saving in my keeper notes.

It will be nice not to have to hassle with persistence.  And to
be able to plug it into my main host system and write directly
to it to update my notes, etc..

Thank you for helping me with this!

-T