= Portable Linux - the bootable Linux creator =

Portable Linux is a tool that lets you create bootable USB and
removable drives using popular Live CDs based on Casper.  Portable
Linux sports some unique features:

1. The live setups created by this program let you use the remaining
   disk space on your USB dri ve to store and transport files between
   computers, as usual.

2. What's more, if your distribution supports persistence, the files
   and settings you edit on your live Linux distribution are persisted
   across reboots.

3. Finally, you can access the area used to store your files just fine
   from within your Linux distribution.

So you can create your live Linux distro, install a couple of codecs
and applications on it, and you've got a complete multimedia center on
your pocket!

Supported distributions at the moment include all the Ubuntu variants.

It is free software distributed under the GPL version 3, and it uses
the powerful Parted partitioning software.

You can find the latest news and versions of this software at:
  http://rudd-o.com/new-projects/portablelinux

== Requirements ==

Portable Linux requires the following to run:

- Python
- The GTK+ bindings for Python
- The libglade bindings for Python
- sfdisk from the util-linux-ng package
- Administrative privileges (root access) on the machine you're
  running it

Additionally, you must have at least one compatible (Casper-based) ISO
image.  All the *buntu live CDs are compatible.

== Help! ==

Sure, Portable Linux needs all the help you can muster!  Its Web site
is completely open for contribution.

 * If you find a bug, please file it using the bug tracker.

 * If you have patches to contribute, please file a bug too (since
   we're using Git, chances are we'll be able to pull and push code
   right from the start).

 * This project needs a logo and an icon.  If you're an artist, you're
   welcome to help!

 * If you have knowledge of gettext translations, check the code out
   and translate it.

 * In fact, if you have any idea that you'd like to share with us, do
   so as well.  Add your proposal to our Proposals section!