Add USB thumb drive install docs and double-click launcher

README: rewrite USB section with three steps:
  1. Auto-detect USB mount point and clone repo onto it
  2. Install nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal for right-click "Open in Terminal"
  3. Double-click "Run Setup.desktop" to launch wizard with sudo (no terminal needed)

Run Setup.desktop: launcher file included in the repo so it's present on the
USB automatically. Uses %k to find its own location, cds to that directory,
and runs sudo ./setup.sh in a terminal window.

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## Installing from a USB thumb drive
You can carry the repo on a USB stick and run setup directly from it on any
fresh Ubuntu machine — no git, no internet needed for the repo itself.
Carry the repo on a USB stick and run setup on any fresh Ubuntu machine —
no internet needed for the repo itself. The USB includes a double-click launcher
so you don't need to open a terminal at all.
### 1 — Put the repo on the USB drive (on your main machine)
### 1 — Clone the repo onto the USB (on your main machine)
Format the USB as ext4 or exFAT, then clone directly onto it:
Plug in the USB, then run:
```bash
# Find your USB device
lsblk -o NAME,SIZE,FSTYPE,LABEL,MOUNTPOINT
# Find where Ubuntu mounted the USB
USB=$(lsblk -o MOUNTPOINT,RM --noheadings | awk '$2=="1" && $1!="" {print $1}' | head -1)
echo "USB mounted at: $USB"
# Clone the repo onto the USB (adjust mount path to match yours)
# Clone directly onto it
git clone https://github.com/outis1one/ubuntu-post-install.git \
/media/$USER/YOURUSBNAME/ubuntu-post-install
"$USB/ubuntu-post-install"
```
Or copy an existing clone:
Or if you already have a local clone, copy it across:
```bash
cp -r ~/ubuntu-post-install /media/$USER/YOURUSBNAME/ubuntu-post-install
cp -r ~/ubuntu-post-install "$USB/ubuntu-post-install"
```
### 2 — Run setup on the target machine
Keep it up to date before each use:
```bash
git -C "$USB/ubuntu-post-install" pull
```
Plug the USB in. Ubuntu auto-mounts it under `/media/<username>/` or
`/run/media/<username>/`. Find it:
### 2 — Enable right-click "Open in Terminal" (once per machine)
On a fresh Ubuntu Desktop install the Nautilus terminal extension so you can
right-click any folder on the USB and open a terminal there:
```bash
ls /media/$USER/ # Ubuntu Desktop
ls /run/media/$USER/ # some distros / servers
lsblk -o NAME,MOUNTPOINT # always works
sudo apt install nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal
nautilus -q # restart Files to pick it up
```
Then run setup directly from the USB:
On Ubuntu 24.04+ this is often already present — right-click a folder to check.
### 3 — Double-click to run (no terminal needed)
The repo includes `Run Setup.desktop` — a launcher that opens a terminal and
runs the wizard with sudo when you double-click it in the Files app.
First time on a new machine: right-click the file → **Properties**
**Executable as Program** toggle on (or tick "Allow executing file as program").
After that, double-clicking it prompts for your sudo password and starts the wizard.
If the toggle isn't there, enable it from the terminal once:
```bash
sudo /media/$USER/YOURUSBNAME/ubuntu-post-install/setup.sh
chmod +x /path/to/usb/ubuntu-post-install/Run\ Setup.desktop
```
Everything the wizard installs (Docker containers, service configs) still goes
to `~/docker/` on the **target machine's disk** — only the setup scripts live
on the USB.
### Notes
### Tips
- **Keep it updated:** `git pull` inside the USB copy before each use to get
the latest service scripts.
- **exFAT vs ext4:** exFAT works on macOS and Windows too (easier to update the
repo from any machine). ext4 is Linux-only but preserves file permissions —
either works fine for running bash scripts.
- **Permissions:** If the scripts aren't executable after copying, fix with:
```bash
chmod +x /media/$USER/YOURUSBNAME/ubuntu-post-install/setup.sh
chmod +x /media/$USER/YOURUSBNAME/ubuntu-post-install/services/*.sh
```
- Everything the wizard installs (Docker containers, service configs) goes to
`~/docker/` on the **target machine** — only the scripts live on the USB.
- **exFAT vs ext4:** exFAT works on macOS and Windows too (handy for updating
the repo from any machine). ext4 is Linux-only but preserves execute
permissions so you never need the `chmod` step above.
## Compatibility
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[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Ubuntu Post-Install Setup
Comment=Run the post-install setup wizard with sudo
Exec=bash -c 'cd "$(dirname "$1")" && sudo ./setup.sh; echo; read -rp "Done — press Enter to close" _' -- %k
Terminal=true
Icon=utilities-terminal
Categories=System;