Path: csiph.com!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Andreas Kohlbach Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: what does 'live' mean? Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 15:19:38 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 16 Message-ID: <87wn34d4fp.fsf@usenet.ankman.de> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="0a9639e31ea14323f97202a5297a66c5"; logging-data="2433875"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/EQUZVs89oCYNl1vrwdgJj" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:Jv+CEd/TLhnAUNaQnMt+0KsrQrE= sha1:KBGCNF6QtOoyj8qeJiaNLdAlLVY= X-No-Archive: Yes Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:37639 On Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:56:57 -0700, Bobbie Sellers wrote: > > On 3/24/23 13:29, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote: >> I just assume it means bootable/installable ISO.. >> > > Live means an iso file which can be run from > booting up. Some are not installable Most "live distros" I came across also have the option to start an installation. My MINT was such an ISO. I chose to install it late 2021. Am typing this article on it. -- Andreas