Bootable Linux USB stick: Difference between revisions

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* inacceptable: e.g. Sandisk Ultra Fit become hot, degrade fast and are unreliable. For cheap sticks to be useful, one must be lucky.
* inacceptable: e.g. Sandisk Ultra Fit become hot, degrade fast and are unreliable. For cheap sticks to be useful, one must be lucky.


The drawback of the "good" solution above is: from time to time (e.g. once every week), a knowledgeable person must
The drawback of the "good" solution above is: from time to time (e.g. once every week), a knowledgeable person should
# remove the microSD card from the USB3 adapter
# remove the microSD card from the USB3 adapter
# insert it into the SD adapter, and that into a SD slot
# insert it into the SD adapter, and that into a SD slot - it is usually auto-mounted by the operating system
# run the <code>fstrim</code> command (this takes a few seconds)
# run the <code>fstrim -v /mount/point</code> command (this takes a few seconds)
# revert steps 2. and 1.
# unmount the card, and revert steps 2. and 1.


=== fill empty space of a partition with “zeroes” ===
=== fill empty space of a partition with “zeroes” ===
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