Re: [gentoo-user] Iron penguin on usb?

[David Abbott <dabbott@gentoo.org>]

On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 5:15 PM, James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Ok the latest release of livedvd is here:
>
> https://www.gentoo.org/news/20140826-livedvd.xml
>
> So my understanding is you can put this on a usb stick. Run
> gentoo live, download packages, set flags, install packages
> and save them to the USB stick?  So it's a portable  gentoo
> workstation on a usb stick?

Use dd to put it on a usb stick.
For persistence I would ask likewhoa;
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-995118.html

>
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/LiveUSB/HOWTO
>
>
> Are these the best instructions to follow to createa usb bootable
> live gentoo image?  It has to be able to install new packages and
> save those to the usb stick.
>
> I remember some time back (Neil) mentioned a package I was
> not aware of (and naturally cannot remmber the name of) that
> made creating USB bootable, usable, images on a usb stick
> straightforward?
>
> It even handled grub2, uefi and such?
>
> suggestions?
>
>
> James
>
>

Regards,
David