[TriLUG] live ubuntu [ Was Re: booting an external disk with grub 0.97 ]

[Joseph Mack NA3T via TriLUG]

On Tue, 21 Apr 2015, Alan Porter via TriLUG wrote:

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>> I tried the debian-live-standard usb stick.
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> In general, I would imagine you'd have better luck with the Ubuntu live
> USB stick, since their manta is "it just works".  Debian's mantra is "just
> the free (license) stuff".

have ubuntu running live from a usb stick and have configured wifi (thank you).

I couldn't find vi, but I did find gedit and wrote hello_world.py. However I 
can't find an xterm amongst the all the really useful desktop applications (like 
the highly prized "Amazon" app). Any idea how I can invoke an xterm?

According to the "Ubuntu Software Center" I can remove python, so I assume it's 
installed. If it's installed, I presume I'm supposed to be able to run it. Is 
there a way to run it besides from an xterm?

Thanks Joe

> That means that stuff like wifi, which usually use some bits of proprietary
> code, is going to be more likely to work on Ubuntu (when booted straight
> out of the box, like from a live USB stick).
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