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Which Ubuntu-like Linux OSs work well on a flash drive?

Which Ubuntu-like Linux OSs work well on a flash drive?

I want a Linux OS that I can load on a flash drive, but I don't want to relearn an entire operating system. I want to know which tiny Linux installations are most like Ubuntu. For example, I'd like to use the apt-get package manager, the Gedit text editor, and the bash shell. I'd like to use something that's already popular, stable, and highly compatible, but it needs to fit comfortably in one gig of my four-gig flash drive (just the essentials; I'll use the remaining three gigs to store installed programs and files). I have no preference for window managers; I just want something small and fast that works like Ubuntu.

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Guest [Entry]

"There is a nice review of several thumb drive Linux distributions on Lifehacker. They compared Damn Small Linux, Puppy Linux, Xubuntu, and Fedora.

On linux.com, you'll find another test of five Linux distributions -- Damn Small Linux (DSL), Puppy Linux, Pendrivelinux, Ubuntu, and Mandriva Flash.

Both articles are IMHO useful, despite the overlapping parts."
Guest [Entry]

As noted, pendrivelinux.com provides step by step instructions on how to set up a variety of Linux distributions on a thumb drive.