Running Ubuntu from USB drive and using a hard drive for persistence
by SamHobbs from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5SD7F)
I have been using Windows for decades. I want to transition to Linux.
For the moment I have Ubuntu on a USB drive that I can boot. Silly me, I did not realize that Ubuntu will save nothing to the USB drive. I have read that I can do the install again and make it persistent. There are very many options. I just want a little guidance; I can read the documentation for details.
I have an unused 472 MB hard drive partition. Can I use that for storing stuff from the Ubuntu on a USB drive? Can I install software, such as Eclipse, in the hard drive partition? If you can tell me where to look in the documentation then I can hopefully figure it out.
This would be a temporary situation. I intend to get a new, larger, SSD and then I can create a separate partition for Ubuntu and dual-boot (I hope) that and Windows.
For the moment I have Ubuntu on a USB drive that I can boot. Silly me, I did not realize that Ubuntu will save nothing to the USB drive. I have read that I can do the install again and make it persistent. There are very many options. I just want a little guidance; I can read the documentation for details.
I have an unused 472 MB hard drive partition. Can I use that for storing stuff from the Ubuntu on a USB drive? Can I install software, such as Eclipse, in the hard drive partition? If you can tell me where to look in the documentation then I can hopefully figure it out.
This would be a temporary situation. I intend to get a new, larger, SSD and then I can create a separate partition for Ubuntu and dual-boot (I hope) that and Windows.