I did a search and from what I read, it appears that there really isn't anything viable at this point for PortableApps in Linux. Could someone confirm this for me? If I'm wrong, I'd love a link to a working distro 
Also, I am in a situation where I have to go from Windows on a Desktop to Ubuntu on a laptop, back to Linux on another desktop. Is it conceivable that using the same stick I could do this (assuming that there is indeed a linux distro working?)
Thanks for any and all assistance.
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In many cases, you can find common applications under Windows and Linux that will let you use the same data on both OSes. For example, OpenDocument standards are supported in both OSes with an increasing choice of applications. So, your data can be portable. Most desktop-oriented Linux distros (including the 'buntu variants) contain one or more of these choices by default.
Most PortableApps here will work in Linux under a commonly installed or available Windows-compatibility app called 'wine'. The reason it is 'most' and not 'all' is that the authors of the original, pre-portable versions, may have used some functionality not currently supported by your installed version of wine. For your specific laptop situation, wine is available in the 'buntu repositories, if not installed. There are other extended proprietary versions of wine available at modest cost.
At this time, there is no supported Linux distro (by this website) that runs from a usb drive either within or outside of Windows. You may want to search the web (or look to http://distrowatch.com for versions of Linux that can be run in that fashion. I am a fan of PCLinuxOS (I am running it on a 4gb bootable USB drive) and Damn Small Linux (50meg total and available bootable, VMWare machine, and as a Windows process with QEMU). You will find others who are fans of other distros like Slax. Good Luck!
Have a look at an article from penlinux which shows how to get Ubuntu on a USB stick and have it accessible from within Windows.
(http://penlinux.com/articles/put-linux-on-a-flash-drive.html)
I wonder if this can be run from a TrueCrypt Volume?
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It doesn't work... I had to edit some things for it to boot off the iso image. It works but when you select boot options it attempts but I get a black screen...
Flash Drive: 4GB Sandisk Cruzer Titanium
Computer: 2004mhz AMD Athlon 64 bit Processor and a 200GB HDD
Internet: ATT Yahoo High Speed DSL
It worked for me... but my computer doesn't know what is a keyboard and mouse when booting from USB; you should check your X.org configuration (in xorg.conf) and me too.
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I cannot get the tar file to extract out two bat files and casper.img from startubuntu.tar. Did you get bat files?
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I don't minimally know of what are you talking. I have chosen the instructions for linux, so it may bee a little different.
Just to see if we are talking of the same stuff, the instructions that I take were these.
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I was trying to do this one. http://penlinux.com/articles/put-linux-on-a-flash-drive.html
But, I will look at that one too.
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TAR files are not self extracting. You will need a program to get the files out of the tarball. One option is the Universal extractor that can be found on the portable freeware site or at http://legroom.net/software/uniextract .
I tried 7z and Peazip. I will try Universal Extractor and let you know.
EDIT: Same result. Guess I will have to try the other one.
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Works from Portable HD within windows. Make sure you have a plenty of memory and a good CPU (1.8Ghz or greater).
http://damnsmalllinux.org/usb-qemu.html
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I will have to let you know. My laptop is the only computer I have that could run this. Work PC=1.3Ghz 256Mb too slow with other apps running. (Darn work keeps getting in the way. Main home PC=1.0Ghz AMD 512Mb still too slow.
I will report back and let you know.
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