LiveUSB media
Tazusb - Live USB Tool
Tazusb is a tool that can create bootable usb media with a few simple commands.
It can also compress and backup the entire current filesystem to the media,
thus preserving all modifications for future use. Type tazusb usage
for a full list of commands or read
TazUSB manual.
Generate your own LiveUSB media
To generate your own LiveUSB media, first you need to login as root with
su and locate your usb storage device using the command:
# fdisk -l # normally /dev/sda1
Then format and label your device (Warning: this will erase all data, make sure you specify the right device):
# tazusb format /dev/sda1
And finally generate LiveUSB media device:
# tazusb gen-liveusb /dev/sda1
And that's all you need to do, you can now boot SliTaz from usb media (providing your computer bios supports this method).
Maintaining system settings
When you finish your LiveUSB session, make sure you maintain your installed packages, system settings etc by backing up the entire current filesystem with:
# tazusb writefs gzip
This effectively compresses and backs up everything to 'rootfs.gz' to be loaded the next time you boot.
If anything should go wrong when writing your filesystem, you can simply rollback to your previous filesystem by typing 'previous' at the 'boot:' prompt. Older backups are named 'rootfs.gz.unixtimestamp' and can be safely deleted from the /home folder to save disk space.
Tazusb Manual
The official Tazusb manual can be found in SliTaz Web site documentation, it contains a lot more useful information. The manual is also available through the documentation menu on the LiveCD.
The maintainer of Tazusb has also written a nice article about the utility.