It's possible to run an arch linux system from a thumb drive. This page is a step-by-step guide to create a system that's geared towards low-latency audio and DJ work running from a thumb drive

## goals

-Runs from a memory stick -Runs on as many machines as possible -persistent home directory -persistent program directories -some dirs in RAM

Optimized for low-latency Music programs like Ardour, mixxx audacity and the like included

## Sources

This page uses information from the following sources:

```
[http://valleycat.org/foo/arch-usb.html?i=1](http://valleycat.org/foo/arch-usb.html?i=1)
[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installing_Arch_Linux_on_a_USB_key](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installing_Arch_Linux_on_a_USB_key)
[https://www.linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10837](https://www.linuxmusicians.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10837)
[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Archiso](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Archiso)
[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Remastering_the_Install_ISO](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Remastering_the_Install_ISO)
[https://bitbucket.org/patatetom/didjix/wiki/Home](https://bitbucket.org/patatetom/didjix/wiki/Home)
[http://easy.open.and.free.fr/didjix/faq.html](http://easy.open.and.free.fr/didjix/faq.html)

```

## Forum discussions

Aspects of this wiki page is discussed at the following forum threads

```
[https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=228644](https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=228644)

```