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Just got CrunchBang up and running on USB!

  • 23-10-2011 8:36pm
    #1
    PoleStar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 774 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys, sick of my sony vaio's slow (painfully so) boot times, and not wanting to upgrade from Vista to 7, I decided to install linux as a dual boot on a 16gb USB flashdrive.

    Managed to get it up and running after a couple of days background reading.

    Including a period of wondering why any changes I made were not saved the next time I booted up, only to figure out what a live boot actually meant!

    Went for Crunchbang 10, installed using the universal USB installer to a USB flah drive with GNU Grub so I can select either Vista or Linux (if my USB is plugged in) at boot up.

    I cant believe a free operating system boots up at least 3 or maybe 4 times as fast as a commercial company's bloatware!

    PS I think I am doing well so far. Ok, I consider myself a competent windows user with no computer knowledge and managed to get it to work without messing up my computer!

    So where to from here? Any recommendations as to good sources of info for a total noob (ie someone who barely knows how to spell LINUX!).


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  • #2
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    PoleStar wrote: »
    So where to from here?

    Dual boot ubuntu on your hard drive maybe? * Then see how you feel about using it for a day with no windows! :) That's where the fun begins.



    *make backups


  • #3
    PoleStar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 774 ✭✭✭PoleStar


    Ubuntu is more resource intensive thats why went for crunchbang but I have to admit, have already started to dislike having to rely on my flashdrive and am planning on partitioning my hard drive to allow a dual boot of crunchbang!


  • #4
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Yeah, it'll be more resource intensive alright, but it's going to be significantly nicer to use for a newbie and still not /that/ resource intensive. It runs perfectly on my ancient 1.8Ghz single core, 1GB ram laptop for example.


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