These steps cover creating a compressed frugal rambooting Debian installation using the live-boot method. The steps also cover updating the installation using a temporary flat-install.
Backup GPT:
1. In terminal type "sudo apt-get install gdisk".
2. In terminal type "sudo gdisk"
3. In Gdisk type "/dev/sdL", substitute "sdL" for the device to backup the GPT of.
4. In Gdisk type "b".