Re: question regarding live usb versus installed usb
> A live usb works on almost any machine that it is plugged into
> But if you install debian on a usb drive that usb drive works only in the
> machine that it was installed in (or maybe a machine that is exactly the
> same as the one it was installed in)
>
> Is this correct?
In my experience, no: if installed "properly" in the USB drive, it's
likely to work just fine in "any" machine, just like the "live" system.
Of course, the "live" systems are usually tweaked so that they work on
as wide an array of machines as reasonably feasible, so it wouldn't
surprise anyone if they work on more machines than a "normal install",
but I've often moved USB/HDD/SSD drives (or cloned root partitions) from
one machine to another without any trouble.
Stefan
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