Live CD
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A Live CD or LiveCD or CD Live Distro is a computer operating system that is executed upon boot, without installation to a hard disk drive. Typically, the LiveDistro is named after the bootable medium it is stored on, such as a CD-ROM or DVD (Live CD/DVD) or a USB flash drive (Live USB).
The term "live" comes from the fact that these "distros", or software distributions, each contain a complete, functioning and operational [[Operating System on the distribution medium. A LiveDistro does not change the Operating System or files already installed on the computer hard drive unless told to do so.
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[change] History
The first Linux-based Live CD was Yggdrasil Linux (went out of production in 1995), but it did not function well due to the low throughput of then-current CD-ROM drives. The Debian-derived Linux distribution Knoppix was released in 2003, and was popular as both a rescue disk system and as a Linux Distribution. Since 2003, the popularity of Live CDs has increased, because of Linux Live scripts and remastersys which made it very easy to build customized live systems.
[change] Uses
Some LiveDistros are designed to "demo" or "test drive" a particular operating system (usually Linux or another free or open source operating system).
[change] See also
- remastersys, a simple tool to create a customized ubuntu Live CD/DVD
- SystemRescueCD
- Virtual CloneDrive
- List of Linux distributions
[change] Other websites
- Linux Live scripts
- Build your own Custom Live CD
- Bootable CDROM HowTo
- LiveDistro.org: Extensive build/remaster howtos, tools and release announcements.
- Guide: Howto remaster a sidux live CD
- The Live CD List links & information on over 300 Live CDs
- Long list of LiveCDs at the Knoppix Wiki
- The Debian Wiki lists some Debian-based live-CDs, and tips on how to make your own customized live-CD.
- The magic of live CDs Article published on Free Software Magazine about LiveDistros
- Live CD News
- Live CD Build Scripts
- LiveDistro Network Penetration OSs
- Pondering Live CDs - A BSD perspective on the concept of Live CDs
- Jon's List of Live Bootable CDs
- Darknet 10 Best Security Live CD Distros for pen-test, forensics, and recovery
- How to easily make your own customized Live CD/DVD of ubuntu
