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Hey guys. So ivd been hearing about this recently, and I can't find any really good info about what it is/ what it does.

Any help would be fantastic, thanks in advance!

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It's just like burning to CD, I recommend Linux mint.

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Hey guys. So ivd been hearing about this recently, and I can't find any really good info about what it is/ what it does.

Any help would be fantastic, thanks in advance!

Matt

live cd/usb is basically a linux usb install disk that allows you to use the os but it gets wiped when removed

Portable os is when you use a live usb to install linux on another usb drive and that saves data

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It's just like burning to CD, I recommend Linux mint.

depends on what he plans to do basic os's Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, Opensusa

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I take it you mean just sticking linux on a CD or USB. If that is what you mean then you can boot from it (I'm sure you know how to do that) and you can "trial" it. Meaning you can run the OS from the disk or drive. Then you can install it if you want to.

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It allows you to test an OS without installing it to your hard drive. You can have windows installed and start running Linux without windows being deleted or the disk being partitioned. No trace of Linux will be left on your system if you choose not to install it as well.

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live cd/usb is basically a linux usb install disk that allows you to use the os but it gets wiped when removed

Portable os is when you use a live usb to install linux on another usb drive and that saves data

Thx. I've also heard it can be used to get around an admin password, does this make it illegal/ voiding a warrenty of some sort?

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Thx. I've also heard it can be used to get around an admin password, does this make it illegal/ voiding a warrenty of some sort?

it can be used and if you are planning to do "Penetration Testing" wink I recommend

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it can be used and if you are planning to do "Penetration Testing" wink I recommend

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A live cd is a disc that contains an installation of a linux distribution that can be booted to and tried before you install it (they allow installation too). Any changes you make in a live cd will obviously be lost when you reboot since you can't write to a cd, at least not without removing what's on it already.

 

A live pendrive is the same thing except you can save data to it and it can work as a full installation. It won't be very fast though.

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