which is better Live USB or live CD for a linux distro?

2 Responses to which is better Live USB or live CD for a linux distro?

1. piratesmack | July 13, 2010 at 2:28 am |

   Live USB Pros:
   -Much faster
   -USB drives are rewritable
   -You can save your changes with some distros like Slax or Puppy Linux

   Live USB cons:
   -Not all computers can boot from USB

   Live CD Pros:
   -Will boot on pretty much any computer with a cd drive

   Live CD Cons:
   -Slower
   -Can’t save changes (Well, not usually. Puppy Linux has this cool feature where it can save changes to a multi-session cd)
   -You can only burn the cd once (Unless it’s a CD-RW)

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2. Beryl 0.2.1/Ubuntu 9.04* | July 13, 2010 at 12:28 pm |

   I have not spent that much time with the LiveUSB method. However I am a big fan of the LiveCD/DVD.

   I spend much of my time creating custom LiveDVD’s using a piece of software called Remastersys and they run just great, for me at least.

   http://www.geekconnection.org/remastersys/remastersystool.html
   http://www.ubuntugeek.com/creating-custom-ubuntu-live-cd-with-remastersys.html

   Screenshot of my custom LiveDVD of Mint 6 running Beryl 0.2.1
   http://s266.photobucket.com/albums/ii256/Linux_Ubuntu_geek/?action=view&current=Screenshot-1.png

   LUg.

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