I have some USB sticks, and I want to use them as portable Linux USBs. However, I am stuck on which distro will function the best. Here are my possible options:
- Fedora KDE Spin (installed directly to the USB)
- Fedora KDE Spin (in live mode, but with persistence)
- Fedora Kinoite (installed directly to the USB)
- EndeavourOS
I do have a USB3 flash drive, but I would like something suitable for USB2 speeds, if that will give okay speeds. I would also prefer to use a Fedora distro, however if troubleshooting Fedora is as easy as Endeavour, then I don’t mind.
I will also be installing other programs (Steam, LibreOffice, etc.) onto the USB after I install the OS.
I have Linux Mint Cinnamon installed on a flash drive, and even on USB 2.0 it’s pretty fast. The problem rather has been random access speed, not the transfer speed. I tried 3 unbranded flash drives from AliExpress and a Panasonic USB 3.0 flashdrive, and all of those were crap. The only one good for this has been SanDisk CruzerBlade, both USB2 and USB3 versions.
I’ve been running Mint XFCE this way for years! Mostly as a stupid computer trick, but it’s occasionally super helpful, especially where someone just needs that one doc off a non-booting windows.