Current OpenSuSE documentation for creating a LiveUSB

[opensuseforumorg42]

Hi,

1. Is this the current OpenSuSE documentation for creating a LiveUSB?

   SDB:Live USB stick - openSUSE

2. How does the KDE semantic desktop (nepomuk, akonadi) impact a LiveUSB performance?
   Should another desktop like LXDE be selected?

3. I don’t care about Windows (vfat, fat32), so can the USB be formatted ext2 with persistence?

4. Anyone know how KDE Lightweight (KLyde) is progressing?

Thank you in advance.

[nrickert]

@opensuseforumorg42

1. Is this the current OpenSuSE documentation for creating a LiveUSB?

   SDB:Live USB stick - openSUSE

Yes, though some of that might be in flux. The format of 64bit isos has changed due to UEFI. In particular, the “live-fat-stick” script might not work for 64bit live USB for opensuse 12.3 or later.

@opensuseforumorg42

2. How does the KDE semantic desktop (nepomuk, akonadi) impact a LiveUSB performance?
   Should another desktop like LXDE be selected?

That depends on your goal.

If the aim is to test out KDE, then stick with KDE.  If the aim is to be able to boot a live stick wherever and whenever you want, then the live rescue CD image might be better.  That uses XFCE.

[robin_listas]

On 2013-10-15 00:06, opensuseforumorg42 wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> 1) Is this the current OpenSuSE documentation for creating a LiveUSB?
>
> ‘SDB:Live USB stick - openSUSE’
> (http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Live_USB_stick)

Yes.

>
> 2) How does the KDE semantic desktop (nepomuk, akonadi) impact a LiveUSB
> performance?

No idea.

> Should another desktop like LXDE be selected?

The only choices for live system are gnome and kde; lxde is not an
option. There is another live, not installable, for rescue, that uses xfce.

And there is another live, that can not be used to play with, only to
install: the old DVD. That one allows all available choices in the final
installed system.

> 3) I don’t care about Windows (vfat, fat32), so can the USB be formatted
> ext2 with persistence?

The lives install as they are, you have no choice at all. Whatever the
designer designed, you use.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))

[jdmcdaniel3]

@opensuseforumorg42

Hi,

1. Is this the current OpenSuSE documentation for creating a LiveUSB?

   SDB:Live USB stick - openSUSE

2. How does the KDE semantic desktop (nepomuk, akonadi) impact a LiveUSB performance?
   Should another desktop like LXDE be selected?

3. I don’t care about Windows (vfat, fat32), so can the USB be formatted ext2 with persistence?

4. Anyone know how KDE Lightweight (KLyde) is progressing?

Thank you in advance.

In addition, I have a bash script that automates the USB drive creation: S.C.L.U. - SuSE Create Live USB - Version 1.00 - Blogs - openSUSE Forums

Thank You,

[wolfi323]

@opensuseforumorg42

2. How does the KDE semantic desktop (nepomuk, akonadi) impact a LiveUSB performance?

Not at all, because nepomuk is disabled, and akonadi only gets started if you run a program that uses it (KMail f.e.), it doesn’t run by default.

3. I don’t care about Windows (vfat, fat32), so can the USB be formatted ext2 with persistence?

No need to fromat it. If you copy the ISO image to the USB it is overwritten anyway.
And for 13.1 it is persistent, i.e. if you install some package or change settings it will ne remembered on the LiveUSB from then on f.e.

4. Anyone know how KDE Lightweight (KLyde) is progressing?

Well, the last I’ve heard is, that they are planning to split up the amarok package.

But many packaging and defaults changes from KLyde are already in standard openSUSE for a while.