Full (dual boot) installation vs. bootable USB life session and 32-bit versions vanishing
by rfoLqOrg from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6H93V)
1) If I burn a new USB every now and then (how often?) with the latest versions of a distribution, is this sort of equivalent to
a full install with subsequent periodic updates/upgrades, What do I miss with this approach (don't care much about
speed)?
How long do today's USB sticks physically last with a moderate volume of read/write cycles? If I actively create
data during a session I can move them to a location managed by the OS that runs on that computer, e.g. Windows,
which the life-Linux session can access. But how can I minimize behind-the-scenes r/w OS activities during a session?
2) It seems that 32-bit versions are disappearing from many distros, so maybe I am fighting windmills when trying
to keep an old, but good laptop alive via Linux. Is that the case?
a full install with subsequent periodic updates/upgrades, What do I miss with this approach (don't care much about
speed)?
How long do today's USB sticks physically last with a moderate volume of read/write cycles? If I actively create
data during a session I can move them to a location managed by the OS that runs on that computer, e.g. Windows,
which the life-Linux session can access. But how can I minimize behind-the-scenes r/w OS activities during a session?
2) It seems that 32-bit versions are disappearing from many distros, so maybe I am fighting windmills when trying
to keep an old, but good laptop alive via Linux. Is that the case?