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Test Driving Linux Using a Live CD - Big Bruin

bigbruin.com — Normally, you install Linux in a couple of ways. One way is to use it to take over an entire hard drive. Or, you can partition your hard drive and have Windows on one portion of it and Linux on another. Another alternative is to use a Live CD. A Live CD, sometimes called a Live Distro, is an operating system that starts from a CD -- there is no nee

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  • schestowitz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Better off testing with a Live CD, then dual booting for a while before completing a migration. The Live CD is a good tool for identifying hardware's Linux-hostility early on.
  • underdog5004, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I've never heard a liveCD being called a live distro.
  • thatkidandy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1"Are you saying that this linux can run on a computer without windows underneath it, at all ? As in, without a boot disk, without any drivers, and without any services ?
    That sounds preposterous to me."

    /jerryleecooper

    [that was sarcasm if you missed it...]

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