Ubuntu :: Apply Updates In Flash Drive?

Apr 30, 2010

I have to install ubuntu on 3 computers.
Installing updates and applications on each takes a lot of time (even though i use a script to install all the updates and software).

So is it possible for me to install lucid on a usb flash drive (unetbootin) apply all the patches & software and then run the installation on each computer from the flash drive.

Will it work?

Or i will have to follow the way i generally do, by a script .

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Apr 16, 2010

Ubuntu Breezy 5.10 (don't suggest an upgrade - it works!) I'm trying to setup a script which updates some software on the hard drive from a directory on a USB Flash drive.After I've plugged in the USB drive and seen it recognised by automount:

Code:

ls -l /vol/USBDISKB

OK - shows me the directory and files.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
if [ -d /vol/USBDISKB ]; then
echo "Found USB drive"
else

[code].....

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I'm running 11.04 32 bit and was wandering if 64 bit made a difference. I've got 4 gigs of ddr3. It's slow to boot, but once it's running, it's faster then Windows 7. Very nice.

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Here's what I got:

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[URL]

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I am trying to use a Sandisk 2 GB USB flash drive to boot this system but the system is ignoring the drive. The system boots fine from the CD or from the first hard disk.

Here are some details:

ASUS P6T SE mother board
Cooler Master HAF case
Ubuntu v 9.10 64 bit
Sandisk 2GB USB flash drive

I have plugged the flash drive into a convenient front panel USB connector, right next to where the floppy drive is plugged in. I used the USB Startup Disk Creator to copy a disk file containing Ubuntu 9.04 Live CD onto the flash drive, then I used install-mbr on that drive. I can use the usual tools such as nautilis to examine the contents of the flash drive, and for fdisk -l I get:

Quote:

Disk /dev/sdh: 2000 MB, 2000682496 bytes
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[code]...

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