
Really 1.1GB isn't too bad for an ISO (I think openSUSE was around 4GB if I remember correctly), the real question is why its taking 10+ hrs to download a 1GB arochester is right you can buy installation disks that usually only charge for the price of the DVD/CD.Īlso, some distributions (not sure about Mint) offer minimal ISOs that have just the barebones of a working system and then the rest of the software is downloaded over your network at time of installation, but still might end up taking a while if your connection is that slow.Īnother option would be to try downloading somewhere with a better connection that offers Wifi like Panera or a library.įinal option might be to just let it download overnight, time flies when you're sleeping!Įdit: Just tested it out, downloading Mint with Cinnamon (1. personalized settings, application settings, saved files, and customizations. My guess is that Universal-USB-Installer fails to add 'persistent' to the end of the cfg files during the installation process. Ubuntu: How do I know the persistent file size for storing changes of a bootable USB stickHelpful Please support me on Patreon. Persistent overlay usage: Though persistent overlay images work fine for saving and restoring most things. After using Universal-USB-Installer, you will need to modify txt.cfg and text.cfg to include persistent at the end of each of the boot lines ending with '-'. You're trying to download an entire OS, its not going to be like a small zip file. Then press ESC and add the word persistent to the boot string.
