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sporkme:
certainly not the first write-up on this, but i did not find this particular page posted here and several of my friends and customers have had success with this walkthrough.

step 1:  download and burn knoppix with nero or the like, and boot it:

http://www.knopper.net/knoppix-mirrors/index-en.html

step 2:  follow this howto:

http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/179

makes a nice portable.  note that a swap partition could potentially agressively damage a usb key.

have fun

Jenda:
AFAIK - Ubuntu has this option too now.
It's the Debian family after all...

H_TeXMeX_H:

--- Quote from: sporkme ---
makes a nice portable.  note that a swap partition could potentially agressively damage a usb key.

have fun
--- End quote ---

Sounds fun ... except for the fast that most USB keys aren't that cheap ... especially at the size you need them ... can you afford to burn one ? probably.

What would be cooler would be to install it on a Firewire key

sporkme:
i used a 1 gb key from dane-elec that goes for $53, well worth it even if it burns up.  guess i had better find a way to keep a backup image and maintain it up-to-date in case of failure.

i love to look on customers' faces when the comp they bring in for repair boots up to a brave new os just because i stuck a usb key in it.

Pathos:
DamnSmallLinux is better, its a cut down version of Knoppix (only 50mb) and is very nice to use. That means it easily fits on a $5 128mb stick with a couple of expansion packages and personal files.

Also wouldn't require a swap drive on a modern pc cause of the low memory requirements.

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