Setting up Ubuntu on a flash drive involves preparing the drive, installing the OS, and configuring it properly.
Setting up Ubuntu on a flash drive involves preparing the drive, installing the OS, and configuring it properly.
I have a worn-out laptop that isn’t performing well and an old radio without USB. I thought about installing Ubuntu on my laptop to run Spotify for the radio, but I removed its hard drive and now want to use a USB drive instead. The speed is slow—about 10MB/s writing and 100MB/s reading—but I only need to install once. What do you think?
Ubuntu struggles with USB connections. I've experienced this before—it's quite poor performance. Other Linux distributions might be better suited for this task.
Your laptop might not support USB 3.0, which would limit your performance. If you're using a 32GB USB pen drive, installing Ubuntu there will be quite slow. For faster results, consider a lighter Linux distribution instead of Spotify, or even an older phone could work for basic tasks.
What speed were you using? I used an old hard drive that was quite slow, but it wasn’t too bad. With a faster drive, it should work much better—just plug it in and use Spotify from your phone.
Yes, there are two 3.0 ports available. I’m not very experienced with Linux; I used Ubuntu on a VM and it functioned well, so I decided to try it. If you have any other devices, like the Xperia X10 Mini Pro and Galaxy Y Pro, let me know if they might work too.
Do you set it up or play from a CD? The speed of a live CD isn't important because it simply stores the data in RAM and works fine.
I haven't tried many distributions, but I considered a PIXEL for x86 setup. If it works on a Raspberry Pi, it should function well on your laptop too. Alternatively, if you have a spare phone, why not just install Spotify there and connect your speakers or stereo?