Mini version of Ubuntu Mate for a 64 Gb pendrive?

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Is there a mini version of Ubuntu Mate for a 64 Gb pendrive ?

I recall Puppy Linux being fairly small.

Thanks.

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I always have a porteus bootstick for "difficult" computers . It can boot from faulty BIOS and chainload other OS's or installers and it's incredibly fast.

There is a 64bit MATE version of porteus here:
https://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr/porteus/x86_64/current/
and 32bit MATE versions here:
https://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr/porteus/i486/current/
https://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr/porteus/i586/current/

Other options from the top of my head.

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I just thought of something. I can not use it to boot up in a public computer.

I was wanting to be able to convert .odt to .docs so I can print them at the library.

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Well, in that case, you can use libreoffice writer to convert from odt to doc at home, save the resulting docs to a pendrive and use that to print in the library.

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Save your docs as PDFs and review the outputs.

Once the layout is as you want it, you can then copy the PDFs onto whichever medium the library allows, then print from that.

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What would be even better is a script that would create .docx files from all .odt files in my Documents folder.

I want to keep the original .odt files.

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That seems to be doable:

Info below is from DuckDuckGO A.I.:

To batch convert ODT files to DOCX format on Linux, you can use various command-line tools. One of the most effective methods is by using LibreOffice in headless mode.
Below are the steps to accomplish this.

Method Using LibreOffice

Prerequisites:

Make sure you have LibreOffice installed.

Batch Conversion Command

  1. Open your terminal.
  2. Navigate to the directory containing your ODT files. For example:
    cd /path/to/your/odt/files
  3. Use the following command to convert all ODT files to DOCX:
    libreoffice --headless --convert-to docx *.odt

Explanation of the Command

--headless: Runs LibreOffice without a GUI, which is ideal for scripting.
--convert-to docx: Specifies the target format.
*.odt: Targets all ODT files in the current directory.

Method Using unoconv

Another tool you can use is unoconv, a command-line program that uses LibreOffice's conversion capabilities.

Install unoconv

You can install it with: sudo apt install unoconv

Batch Conversion Command

  1. After installation, navigate to your ODT files directory as before.
  2. Run the following command: unoconv -f docx *.odt

Conclusion

Both methods are efficient for batch converting ODT to DOCX files on Linux. The choice between LibreOffice and unoconv depends on your preference and specific requirements.

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I strongly advise printing from PDF, if you are moving ODT/ODF/DOCX files from your computer (where you have one set of fonts) to the library computer, where you have a different set of fonts!

If you export as PDF, the exported file includes all the necessary font set definitions, which make the files larger, but guarantees that you will actually print out the same physical appearance that you see on your computer at home.

Otherwise, it is a "crap shoot", the final look being completely unpredictable, with the software at the library not finding your preferred fonts, making a subjective substitution with a different font, and using that when generating the printout!

IF preserving the layout and appearance of text formatting is important ...
          ... PDF is the only way to go if the files are moving to a different computer to generate the output.

Unless, you have your entire Live distro on the USB stick, and that you confirmed the Live session has all the necessary fonts for your document(s). In that case, if that USB stick also has a partition that has your ODT/ODF/DOCX, you can then open those directly and print them off with the same look and feel, as long as the LibreOffice software is part of the Live session.

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