How to make my changes permanent on my USB stick ? (thelemmy.club)

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I've spent hours on MX fluxbox, but wasn't able to make the brightness and the time adjustments permanent.

I boot it from my live USB stick by the way.

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[-] Digit@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

How to make my changes permanent on my USB stick ?

My suggestion,

get a second fast usb stick (maybe wise to go bigger),

and

do a regular install [from your current live MX usb stick[1]] to that new usb stick.

Then it's like an install as if to the hard drive, (letting you keep changes between reboots etc) just the same, except it's on your new usb stick. :)

[1: I presume that MX fluxbox live system has an installer icon to click on for an easy install.]

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