XPost: alt.os.linux.mint, alt.os.linux.mageia, alt.os.linux.pclinuxos   
   From: TJ@noneofyour.business   
      
   On 2025-01-30 16:01, pinnerite wrote:   
   > I often need to boot on a live drive (DVD or flashdrive) in order to   
   > work on my hard drives/SSDs unmounted.   
   >   
   > Up to now I have used Parted Magic or Knoppix but I actually do not   
   > really like either of them. Their only attraction is that they seem to   
   > be able to boot on any 86 based  architecture.   
   >   
   > I wondered if Antix might be a better alternative.   
   > Has anyone any experience in this area?   
   >   
   >   
   The ssd failed on one of my laptops a few months ago, and had to be   
   replaced. I used a Mageia 9 Live Plasma flash drive to partition the new   
   drive with the included Gparted.   
      
   The Mageia Live isos will all boot on either legacy or UEFI systems. The   
   64-bit versions are available with Plasma, Gnome, or Xfce DEs, while the   
   32-bit version is only available with Xfce.   
      
   If you already have a Mageia system available, the best way to put the   
   iso onto a flash drive is to use Mageia's Isodumper. It was originally   
   created for the express purpose of creating Mageia flash drives. It's   
   the only thing I'll use for that.   
      
   TJ   
      
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