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How do I install Ubuntu to a USB key?
I have a company laptop that I am allowed to use for personal things. I want to run Ubuntu on it, but I'd rather not mess with the existing partitions or boot setup.
I have bought a Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 128GB USB stick with the goal of running a full Ubuntu installation from this stick. Not a live CD, not a live CD with persistance, an actual real full installation.
Should I just go ahead running the Ubuntu installer from CD and installing to my USB stick as if it were a hard disk? Can I just write a bootloader to the USB stick and boot from the stick through the BIOS boot menu?
Are there other things I should remember to take care of? I am planning to run tmp from a tmpfs ramdisk to ease down on the writes (is this still an issue with modern USB sticks?) I am not sure what I will do with the swap partition yet - the system has 4GB of RAM so I'm considering running without a swap partition.
I welcome your input and I hope this question was not posted in the wrong place.
