Re: question: knopixx and postgresql on flash drive

Hi Mark,

> Since it's going to be a development environment I don't need it
> fast.
>
> So, I would still prefer to go ahead with USB drive.

I like your idea. Last year I tested installing a complete Linux OS on
USB drive (thumb drive) of 1G size. It worked booting direct on PC.
It has a compressed system compressing files on USB thumb drive.
Nowadays 2/4G thumb drives are available on market with their price
contiune dropping.

The advantage of running thumb drive is convenient to carry. Its
disadvantage is having life-time. I don't know how big will be your
database. I'm sure a complete Linux OS can be installed on a thumb
drive of 1G size without sacrifying its features, not featherweight nor
damnsmall Linux. I also tested the latter on thumb drive. They worked
fantastically.

B.R.
Stephen Liu

>
> Mark
> --- James Neff <jneff(at)tethyshealth(dot)com> wrote:
>
> > Mark wrote:
> > > I would like to use postgresql with knopixx, Sounds like a simple
> > > idea :-) and I would like to get full version of postgresql
> > stored on
> > > flash drive.
> > >
> > > I remeber I've seen postgresql tar files before, but do not
> > recall
> > > the location - can anybody point?
> > >
> > > Also, how big (in MB) postgresql takes after install?
> > >
> > > If there is any better way to have postgresql installed on usb
> > drive
> > > and have it executebale from lnopixx - please let me know
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mark
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > That is not going to be very fast.
> >
> > Have you considered maybe an external hard drive instead?
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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