Thanks - very interesting. I will give it a try. This sounds like a
good tip for other distros as well. What I do re packages is keep them
in one directory so a single command to install *.deb restores them ( a
simple script would make this 'clickable'). Again, this is usable
across multiple distros).

>----Original Message----
>From:
3l3vans@???
>Date: 21/09/2011 22:08
>To: "dynebolic mailinglist"
<dynebolic@???>
>Subj: Re: [dyne:bolic] Persistent install
>

>You may be interested in this or not.
>
> I copied the contents
(including the hidden files) of /home/luther onto the
>top level of a
usb stick. Now when I boot dyne I mount the stick on
>/home/luther
replacing the temporary config files with the files I have on
>the
stick. This allows me to retain my application configurations.
>
> I
haven't figured out how to install deb packages and retain that over

>boot, but I don't really need to because there are only a few that I
use
>that are not already included. I just compile the handful of apps
from
>source on the stick, adding --
prefix=/path/to/dir/you/want/to/install/to to
>the .configure command.

>
>On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 1:46 PM, El Evans <3l3vans@???> wrote:

>
>> Thanks. That's what I thought.I just wanted to make sure I wasn't
missing
>> something. :)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:40 AM,
sayhi2guy@??? <
>> sayhi2guy@???> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>----Original Message----
>>> >From: 3l3vans@???
>>> >Date:
20/09/2011 5:
>>> 46
>>> >To: <dynebolic@???>
>>> >Subj:
[dyne:bolic] Persistent
>>> install
>>> >
>>> >Is there a way to get a
persistent install with Dyne III as
>>> of now? I tried
>>> >using
unetbootin as described in previous posts but to
>>> no avail. I can
wait
>>> >until later releases, I was just wondering if i
>>> missed
something obvious. My
>>> >live copy is spinning like a top. Cheers!

>>>
>>>
>>> The live-rw method of persistence isn't working for me
either so it is
>>> not just you. I suspect from what has been said
that Dyne II type
>>> nesting is to follow shortly. For now I just use
the second partition
>>> on my keypen to keep any data or software
packages to hand for quick
>>> access.
>>> regards
>>> Guy
>>>
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