Most useful Linux and Windows apps for a USB stick?

[Feathers McGraw]

I've ordered myself a 64GB USB stick to keep on my keys, and was trying to decide what the most useful set of apps to put on it would be.

I'll be using it on both Linux and Windows machines.

I know I'd like to use part of the disk as a bootable live USB, but I haven't decided which distro would be most useful.

On a separate partition I'd like to put some portable apps like PuTTY on there for when I'm on a Windows machine.

I'd love to hear your recommendations for apps and/or distros!

Feathers

[Rod J]

Parted Magic would be my choice of distro. It's no longer free, but minimal cost ($4.99). http://partedmagic.com/

I have found Portable Linux Apps http://portablelinuxapps.org/ useful when working on systems booted in Linux already.

When working on Windows machines http://portableapps.com/ has some great software for fixing/testing Windows systems.

[Feathers McGraw]

Thanks Rod! Any apps in particular that you think are useful?

[Qqmike]

There might be some good tips in this recent thread:

https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...-rescue-CD-USB

I believe I came to the conclusion that aptosid looks good, into which I would add everything else (but, note that it already comes with many things, which I now forget what, but like TestDisk, gparted). A lot of people, especially for working on Windows, use Puppy, so I have read. (TestDisk always includes PhotoRec, which you may know.)

[Feathers McGraw]

Cool, thanks! I'll try puppy and read that thread.

[GreyGeek]

The last free versions of the LiveCD and LiveUSB of PartedMagic are here:
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/sy...d_magic_cd.cfm

http://www.afterdawn.com/software/system_tools/partitioning/parted_magic_usb.cfm


But, $4.99 for a copy is trivial.

[Feathers McGraw]

Thanks GreyGeek!

[woodsmoke]

This is just amazing knowledge:

a) Feathers thanks very much for starting it!
b) Rod J those links to "portable apps"..........

I had NO clue!

Of course being cluless, ... that is kind of just me, but....I think, personally that maybe a lot of other users don't know about them either...

I, personally, would recommend that an admin promote this to a sitcky thread somewhere in the forum!

Again, thanks muchly to both of you!

woodverygratefulsmoke