My installation on bootable USB?

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Yes, Systemback can do it for you. It's available from PPA.

Custom LiveCD Challenges

I created a Mate liveCD usb stick with the hopes of creating a custom LiveCD (usb) with all the updates and the software that I would want on it to basically use as an operating system on a stick. The challenge is that when I use the stock “image” on the usb stick and boot in under “try linux” mode, I have no sound card and seemingly no way to even add one. I use the Asus M5A99FX pro motherboard that has the realteck? integrated sound card. but there seems to be no mention of drivers anyway. I…

Is it possible to save the system to ext HD?

Systemback This tool can do various things. You can define system-restore points, You can also use it to create a “live-system” copy of your system that you can copy onto a DVD or USB-stick. I have a vague recollection of reading somewhere that it does not backup your “home” files i.e. you might have to use the “ubuntu-mate” backup tool to backup your “home” and systemback to backup your system. There was a good write-up in Linuxwelt 6/2015, pages 20-21 for those who can read German. Here are…