TheViking@nord.pub to Linux Questions@lemmy.zipEnglish · 11 days agoCan I install the Linux system from my live USB stick into the hardware of the target device, and yet the system inside my USB stick shall remain intact after doing the download ??message-squaremessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down11
arrow-up17arrow-down1message-squareCan I install the Linux system from my live USB stick into the hardware of the target device, and yet the system inside my USB stick shall remain intact after doing the download ??TheViking@nord.pub to Linux Questions@lemmy.zipEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squarejust_another_person@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 days agoI THINK what you’re asking whether the changes to a Live USB system ALSO get installed down to your machine if you make changes while live. I do not believe that any do this anymore for a number of reasons, mostly the complexity of tracking those changes through install steps.
minus-squareZeStig@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoCorrect. I believe this is exactly what OP asked - if it’s possible to copy changes made in the live environment over to the actual install. Unfortunately this is not easy to do.
I THINK what you’re asking whether the changes to a Live USB system ALSO get installed down to your machine if you make changes while live.
I do not believe that any do this anymore for a number of reasons, mostly the complexity of tracking those changes through install steps.
Correct. I believe this is exactly what OP asked - if it’s possible to copy changes made in the live environment over to the actual install. Unfortunately this is not easy to do.