Why use a Linux Live CD?
Well, there are four main reasons.
- You want to test drive Linux (or that particular distribution). You want to give it a look, and see what programs it offers.
- You want to test your hardware. Will it work with Linux?
- You want to install Linux to your hardware. If you like it, you might want to make the leap right then.
- You want to do real work.
What does real work consist of? Usually, it means:
- Surf the web, meaning "look at html pages." On occasion, it's also handy to have built-in plugins: flash, pdf, shockwave, and the codecs necessary to run a movie trailer.
- Email. You might want a dedicated email client. More often, using a CD means that you're fetching your mail via a browser.
- Chat.
- Open or create an office document. It could be that you're just trying to read a document, spreadsheet, or Power Point that someone emailed you. Or you're trying to create one.
- Print. So you view or create a document. Maybe emailing is good enough. Sometimes, you want a copy.
- Read/write to a floppy or USB pen drive. Either of these might store your configuration files, or documents you're working on as you travel.
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