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Operating Systems Linux Ubuntu Installing UBUNTU on USB stick Post 302925298 by Aia on Saturday 15th of November 2014 06:05:28 PM
Old 11-15-2014
The net is full of examples, especially, for that popular GNU/Linux distribution.
Ubuntu in USB
Mind though, it is my understanding that a USB installation can wear out the device rather quickly, due to constant swapping.
 

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APPER(1)							 KDE User's Manual							  APPER(1)

NAME
apper - An application and package manager using PackageKit SYNOPSIS
apper [--updates] [--settings] [--backend-details] [--install-mime-type mime-type] [--install-package-name name] [--install-provide-file file] [--install-font-resource font] [--install-catalog file] [--remove-package-by-file filename] [KDE Generic Options] [Qt Generic Options] DESCRIPTION
Apper is the KDE interface for PackageKit Apper is able to manage packages, applications and updates in a cross-distribution way thanks to the PackageKit project. It is providing Linux users a single application that they can learn and use in whatever distribution they are. OPTIONS
--updates Show available updates --settings Show Apper configuration page. --backend-details name Display information about the backend PackageKit uses at time. --install-mime-type mime-type Call the mime-type installer. --install-package-name name Install package with the name name. --install-provide-file file Install package providing file file. --install-font-resource font Install a font resource. --install-catalog file Install the package catalog in file. --remove-package-by-file filename Remove a package containing file filename. SEE ALSO
More information about Apper can be found at the Apper website[1]. AUTHORS
The maintainer of Apper is Daniel Nicoletti dantti12@gmail.com; This manual page was written by Matthias Klumpp matthias@tenstral.net. AUTHORS
Daniel Nicoletti <dantti12@gmail.com> Author. Matthias Klumpp <matthias@tenstral.net> Author. NOTES
1. the Apper website http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Apper?content=84745 K Desktop Environment 2011-10-10 APPER(1)
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