I've created a persistent file (4GB) on the USB drive I boot off of. Correct me if I'm wrong but will creating this persistent file, allow changes in the Ubuntu environment?

If so, after each reboot, I lose all file changes and applications installed which defeats the purpose of a persistent file. If not, please explain what a persistent file is and what it's used for?

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In short. Persistence is the space on your USB key the will be used to store information, so that that information is still there after a reboot.

Confirm that your syslinux.cfg, has the word persistence in it. If not you can add it after the first --. Code:

-- persistence

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