How long to create a LinuxLive USB Key?
It depends on many factors:
- write performances of your USB device
- chosen size for persistence
- ISO or IMG size
- ...
Once you have the ISO, it usually takes between 5 and 20 minutes.
Examples:
- OCZ ATV Turbo 4 GB, installing Fedora 11 + 200 MB persistence, no VirtualBox = 1 min.!
- OCZ ATV Turbo 4 GB, installing Mint 7 + 200 MB persistence + VirtualBox = 5 min.
- Generic USB 8 GB, installing Fedora 11 + 200 MB persistence + VirtualBox (not already dowloaded) = 8 min.