Can you customize a live version or preserve settings?

[bt101]

Hi - I just got an HP mini that has Windows installed on the 16G SSD. I put UNR on a 1G SD card and ran the live version and I like it.

I would like to run both OS's and would prefer to not put both on the SSD.
The live UNR does 99% of what I want. I know a live version is designed to not sabe anything, but is it possible/feasible to customize a live version, or do anything reasonable so that some things are saved when you reboot?

Here's a few examples of what I would like preserved or customized:
-new video codecs
-firefox plugins
-essentially any new installed software

I know I can do a few workarounds like mounting the SSD NTFS drive and saving files for favourites in that location.

I did some searching and can't find anything on the topic so I don't know if I'm asking for something that is common or unusual. Thanks.

[mac9416]

is it possible/feasible to customize a live version

There is a nice guide here for customizing live CDs: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCDCustomization

Also, I've heard about the Ubuntu Customization Kit: http://uck.sourceforge.net/


so that some things are saved when you reboot?
You can use Ubuntu's USB-Creator to make a USB (and probably SD card) live install that saves settings/files when shut down. You can find it at System > Administration > Create a USB startup disk.

Hope that helps!