Debian Big stick

This not my idea but copied from AI.

 

I am currently installing Debian on a 16GB USB stick. 

 

I do not know how much RAM it needs, in the system it is tested.

 

Debian "Big Stick" is a term used within the Debian community to refer to a large USB stick or other removable media used for installing or running Debian. It's a way to have a portable Debian system, either for installation or as a live system for testing or emergencies.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
 

Installation Media:
    

Debian can be installed from a USB stick, making it a convenient way to install the operating system on multiple computers without needing optical media.

Live System:
A "Big Stick" can also be used to create a live Debian system, allowing you to boot and use Debian directly from the USB drive without installing it on the computer's hard drive. This is useful for testing, troubleshooting, or accessing a familiar environment on different machines.
 

Portable Environment:
A "Big Stick" provides a portable Debian environment that can be taken anywhere and used on various computers.
Familiarity and Convenience:
Using a "Big Stick" allows users to have a consistent Debian experience across different machines, which can be particularly useful for developers or users who prefer Debian's stability and reliability.

Revisiting Reborn

YES, I revisited Reborn OS.

Many reasons.

It is very flexible.

Both online and offline installation is possible.

I was not fond of online installation in CEYLON but having come to Australia that radically changed.

I just installed Plasma on top of Reborn Gnome.

It is smooth and beautiful.

Gnome is light weight very suitable for online installation.

Thereafter one can install Plasma.

In addition I tried Pantheon utilities but no independent desktop.

I should try Cosmic Desktop.

Yes I got Cosmic Desktop.

Overall I prefer RebornOS to BlueStar.

Everything is difficult in BlueStar OS including installing AbiWord.

Web search says one could install by a terminal but it start a root in terminal no action even to kill or killal command.

I may ditch it to Manjaro Linux.

Am I gone fully Trixie Debian?

NO, No.

I am with bookworm for a while.

I have MX Linux in one /root partition.

It has three desktops.

MX Linux

Gnome Base

KDE full.

Now everyone is going for huge disks, they forget to have a working system one does not need bulk.

I am one who believe in "Small is Beautiful.

I just saw a Debian instead fir a 16GB Stick.

Amazing I started with 512MB USB stick with Puppy Linux.

For Practical reasons Puppy Linux is almost dead. I have 40 odd Puppy Linux images in my archive.

Marathon Linux Upgrading

I was up till 3AM.

Not due to my fault.

ARCH distribution, namely BlueStar Linux erased One and Only DATA /home partition I had.

It went like this.

To begin with it did not configure the Wireless Network on Live Session.

It only installs the base system.

Unlike Reborn OS which I like the most, which one can install online or offline. 

 

BlueStar the most beautiful and application packed distribution is rigid to the core.

 

Every line of instruction or code is remembered and one cannot undo.

That is what happened.

Having allocated the partition for install-ion, it wanted me to give me EFI partition for boot.

I accidentally allocated the data partition as EFI which was actually Ext4. 

I inadvertently had left it for formatting (forgot to undo).

 

Having realized the mistake I activated EFI and pressed the button OK.

 

Unlike those days, I read every line (most of the ARCH coding I cannot understand) and having realized that I made a big blunder, I cancelled the installation.

I generally, just let installation go on. uninterrupted.

But in this occasion I cancelled it and installed Manjaro KDE.

 

By the way, I wanted two KDE desktops and BlueStar is KDE. 

Blue Star did not mess up with the GRUB but it is in black and grey colour and I cannot read the menu at boot time. 

 

To add to the problem I am colour blind for blue and it is getting bad.

 

Once Manjaro got the GRUB file in colourful plymouth. I installed Debian 13 with only the Gnome Desktop.

Then, went to sleep

Woke up after 7 hours and a bit and I am now installing second instance of Debian 13 with Gnome, Plasma, Cinnamon and MATE.

No thank YOU to XFCE, which I begin to hate.

 

Most important thing before winding off.

 

I did not fiddle with my Partition Table.

 

I changed, one of the two SWAP partitions to a Ext 4 and installed Debian Junior, the kid's Operating System, in one  /root partition.

It has 4.2GB capacity and the partition had 18GB.

 

It runs on IceWarm Window Manager as the desktop, on boot up.

It has lot of kids games which I love.

 

No Synaptic Package Manager and I may have to learn how to install using Terminal again. 

I want only AbiWord and Brave Browser. 

That is one a later day.

 

What happened to my five books?

Latest copies were erased but old copies were saved in two 32GB USB sticks with entire Document Folder/s named 1 to 10.

 

Nothing really lost but now I have a clutter free /home folder.

 

NTFS partition has most of the latest images including Reborn OS. 

Reborn OS has a minor glitch with GRUB or I am resting it for a while.

Unfortunately, Manjaro is not booting and I had this problem some time ago with Manjaro. 

It is a very beautiful distribution.

I lost a few Debian packages to install Opera and Vivaldi browsers but quickly restore them from respective web sites.

All in all it is marathon Linux install and I am just preparing Debian Junior on a USB stick for demonstration and if necessary Single Install. It's GRUB is dicey.

By the way, this was posted with BlueStar Linux running.

Thank YOU BlueStar Linux developers. 

Gnome Debi, the Package installer

Gnome Debi, the Package installer

GDebi is a Debian Graphic installer.

It is already in the Debian System

Just question, Gdebi in the normal launcher, it launches itself.

One should have the package already downloded from the respective home sites.

Brave browser does not. 

I do not bother to work in a terminal and make mistakes.

1. Opera is there in downloads

2. Vivaldi an excellent browser is there in your download folder

3. Ulancher

4. I tried OnlyOffice, Yes I got it installed in a few minutes.

I suppose i do not need anymore now.