Linux on a CF card configured as a "Live CD" to minimize/eliminate writes?

[L.C.]

Subject: Linux on a CF card configured as a "Live CD" to minimize/eliminate writes?

Greetings,

 

I found a SATA to CF adapter

 

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I know that CFs wear out more quickly, so this brings me to my question. How would it be possible to setup Linux (like Mint) properly on a CF card for minimal wear and tear? In my mind, I'm kind of thinking of it like a Live CD on the CF card -- but configured with programs I want and particular system settings of my preferences -- how do I do that?

[Dr Brain]

The /usr and /etc folders rarely change, so they shouldn't be a big deal. If they're on their own partitions, then making them read only on boot is a simple matter of altering /etc/fstab, but it's probably not necessary to go even that far. It's /home, /tmp and /var that are the real write locations. You can put /tmp into a ramdisk easily. The /home and /var folders are up to you, though.