USB Stick Size?
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From: Günther Schwarz on 14 Jul 2010 13:52 Justin wrote: > In article <8a3nteFn6nU1(a)mid.individual.net>, > Günther Schwarz <strap(a)gmx.de> wrote: >> Take Unetbootin (stat. linked LSB executable) instead: >> http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ >> >> With this and a network installation of SUSE the smallest stick >> available should be just fine. >> >> Günther > > I just tried using that, and with a 4GB stick it ran out of space. I'll > order an 8G stick at some point. Well, I did not put the installation DVD on the stick. Just the SUSE installation environment. The stuff that came on diskette in the old times. From there the installation source can be accessed via nfs, http etc. Günther
From: LSMFT on 15 Jul 2010 15:18
houghi wrote: > LSMFT wrote: >> Justin wrote: >>> Hi folks, I'm looking to install OpenSuse 11.2 on a laptop without an >>> optical drive. >>> How big of a USB stick will I need? Remember, I don't want to RUN from >>> the USB, I want to install from it. >> >> Big as you want. The 4 gig ones are cheap. 8, 16, 32 gigs are handy. > > Depends on what you need it for. I only need them to do installations. > > houghi I use them to avoid installations. I can copy a virtual machine to another computer via USB stick. Then just start it right up with all the stuff I installed on the previous. Since a VDI for vbox or a VMDK for vmware can be 7 to 10 gig, a 16 comes in handy. -- LSMFT I haven't spoken to my wife in 18 months. I don't like to interrupt her. |