Re: how to install debian on a external USB disk
Yuwen Dai wrote:
Dear all,
I've been using Debian stable for years. Now I'd like to try Debian
unstable or test on an external USB disk without modifying anything on
my current disk, including partition as well as grub. Would you please
give me any guides on this? Thanks in advance.
I run with 2 external USB disks and have for years. Most of the time my
root partition is on an USB disk.
D-i is straight forward, just select the USB disk. Instead of grub I
prefer to run with SuperGrubDisk because that allows you to search for
the right partition and fill in what the rootdevice is. Otherwise you
are always messing around with what the disk number is. Because that
changes.
Pro: much easier to change the disk.
Con: slower than an interior disk. Except when you can use the SATA
cable on the exterior disk, but I have trouble with my mobo on that.
Hugo
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