Is it possible to INSTALL Gecko (not burn) on usb pendrive through vbox or .iso file?

[Krystian Jan]

Is it possible to INSTALL Gecko (not burn) on usb pendrive through vbox or .iso file? I would like to have persistance options and update Gecko on my pendrive. Would be great if I dont neet to burn iso file on Pendrive1 first and then run live Gecko from Pendrive1 to install it on Pendrive2.

[S.]

Hi there, I've never tried it, but you could attempt booting GeckoLinux in VirtualBox and then enable the USB passthrough for a USB key and see if it lets you install it there. Make sure it installs the bootloader on the correct device.

[Adam H]

My understanding is that some distributions support a kind of "burn" by a 3rd-party utility like unetbootin, where the LiveDVD ISO image is extracted to the pendrive, and then a persistent storage file is also created.  This way the read-only filesystem from the LiveDVD is able to save all changes inside the storage file.

I have heard from a person experienced in doing this that Tumbleweed supports this method but Leap does not.  So if you want to try this option, start with GeckoLinux Rolling editions first.

[S.]

Hi there, currently only GeckoLinux *STATIC* editions support persistent storage of settings. It doesn't require any special kind of USB creation tool, you can use `dd` or whatever you prefer. The Rolling editions need to be updated with the new build system I am using, after which they will also support persistent USB storage.