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The system is designed to be booted as a live DVD or live USB and never writes to the hard drive or SSD, leaving no digital footprint on the machine unless explicitly told to do so. It can also be run as a virtual machine, with some additional security risks. [7]
Porteus is based on a substantially modified and optimized version of the Linux Live Scripts. [10] It can be run from a disk or USB stick (with changes saved onto the portable device) or installed on a hard drive. Porteus can even be installed within another system without the need to create a new partition. [11]
The term is reminiscent of USB flash drives but may encompass an external hard disk drive or solid-state drive, though they may be referred to as "live HDD" and "live SSD" respectively. They are the evolutionary next step after live CDs , but with the added benefit of writable storage, allowing customizations to the booted operating system.
Dreamlinux was a Brazilian computer operating system based on Debian Linux. It can boot as a live CD, from USB flash drive, or can be installed on a hard drive. The distribution's GUI aims to have a centered animated toolbar. As of October 2012, The Dreamlinux Project has been discontinued. [1]
Unraid is based on Slackware Linux. Supported file systems: XFS, Btrfs, ZFS and ReiserFS. Unraid installs to and boots from a USB flash drive and runs entirely in memory. All configuration data related to the operating system is stored on the flash device and loaded at the same time as the operating system itself.
XigmaNAS can be installed on Compact Flash, USB flash drives, SSD, hard drives or other bootable devices, and supports advanced formatted drives using 4 kB sectors. The software distribution is currently distributed in ISO image (.iso, approximately 370 MB), USB flash drive image (.img, approximately 320 MB) format, and in source form ...
Gentoo Linux (pronounced / ˈ dʒ ɛ n t uː / JEN-too [3]) is a Linux distribution built using the Portage package management system.Unlike a binary software distribution, the source code is compiled locally according to the user's preferences and is often optimized for the specific type of computer.
Universal USB Installer (UUI) is an open-source live Linux USB flash drive creation software. It allows users to create a bootable live USB flash drive using an ISO image from a supported Linux distribution, antivirus utility, system tool, or Microsoft Windows installer. The USB boot software can also be used to make Windows 8, 10, or 11 run ...