badrobot
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Ubuntu users, time to update your usb sticks... 14.04 is out!
http://releases.ubuntu.com/14.04/
Cheers!
http://releases.ubuntu.com/14.04/
Cheers!
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badrobot
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5 years security and maintenance updatesWhat's the support date for it...in terms of how long is the support.
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
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Hmm, I prefer Mint Mate on the stick.
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Wow....out goes 12.04 and in comes 14.04....now to find an empty stick...lol.
Pick 1 Bass...
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Hmm, I prefer Mint Mate on the stick.
Good choice, too. All of them are free anyway. You can use as many distros as you want since 8GB USB sticks are real cheap.
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I am running Petra as 2nd boot on my old HP laptop running Vista.
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I do have 128GB USB 3.0 (the PNY on pic above), but no need. It's not my primary OS. I just play around with Linux. I just like exploring different platforms. Like right now I am listening to MP3s the "geeky" way. That is, via Raspberry Pi (Raspbian Wheezy OS) on SSH terminal.
Here is the actual desktop interface of Raspbian Wheezy OS. It's also a complete micro-computer system in a credit card sized board. The display is 1080p via HDMI.
And here's the micro computer. The $35 Raspberry Pi. It is powered by a mini USB connected to my PC.![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
It's a good idea to have a pocket-able OS like you do. But you still need to carry a computer to run it.
Here is the actual desktop interface of Raspbian Wheezy OS. It's also a complete micro-computer system in a credit card sized board. The display is 1080p via HDMI.
And here's the micro computer. The $35 Raspberry Pi. It is powered by a mini USB connected to my PC.
![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
It's a good idea to have a pocket-able OS like you do. But you still need to carry a computer to run it.
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If you talk about the PNY in the right side of the box, then we are probably talking about the same stick. I got mine for $49.95 but one day they sold it for $43.95.
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Never use a stick to update Ubuntu. For most Linux distros, this is the worse option. I am more of an arch Linux user, where pacman -Syu will always work, but
See
man do-release-upgrade
I've never used that command before. I know it's possible however with
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
but I do not remember exactly what I did, as that was a while ago on an Ubuntu server system, that now runs just plain Debian.
Either way, the stick is generally not the best way to go. It's more complicated and can lead to more.. complications.
See
man do-release-upgrade
I've never used that command before. I know it's possible however with
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
but I do not remember exactly what I did, as that was a while ago on an Ubuntu server system, that now runs just plain Debian.
Either way, the stick is generally not the best way to go. It's more complicated and can lead to more.. complications.
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Nah, it's simple as 1,2,3. I use 2 options per my write-ups:Either way, the stick is generally not the best way to go. It's more complicated and can lead to more.. complications.
1. The fast way
2. The sophisticated way
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It's a good idea to have a pocket-able OS like you do. But you still need to carry a computer to run it.
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