PS: FWIW
• rocketmouse@archlinux ~ $ /bin/ls -hAl /mnt/ventoy/ total 16G -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1.5G Jan 13 2023 MX-21.3_fluxbox_x64.iso -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 189M May 9 2023 alpine-standard-3.18.0-x86_64.iso -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 810M Apr 1 2023 archlinux-2023.04.01-x86_64.iso drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 128K Jan 6 2021 ventoy -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1.6G Jul 31 2020 xubuntu-20.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8.3G Mar 14 2023 xubuntu-20.04.1-desktop-pers1.dat -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3.1G Apr 17 2023 xubuntu-23.04-desktop-amd64.iso on a modern and fast USB stick the persistent xubuntu-20.04.1 is nearly as usable as an install on a HDD or SSD. USB sticks are not that reliable as HDD, SSD or even SD, but they are more portable. The only real pitfall of a fast persistent live ISO install compared to a "real" install is the boot level. If the ISO's kernel does cause issues, or if there are issues with GPU support and similar things, it's seemingly impossible to run an upgraded kernel or something similar. You can install and upgrade all kinds of packages, but some boot time defaults, such as the kernel remain always to the defaults of the ISO. While the persistent Xubuntu 20.04 on the Ventoy stick works without issues on my old machine and a "real" install of Xubuntu 20.04 on an SSD on my new machines, there are a few minor issues related to the graphics that I cannot fix, if I want to use the persistent Xubuntu 20.04 from the Ventoy stick on my new machine. However, as a non-persistent replacement for a CD or DVD, just to install e.g. Xubuntu, those issues don't matter at all. -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
