May 1, 2008
A LiveDistro is a computer operating system that is executed upon boot, without installation to a hard disk drive. It is typically named after the bootable medium it is stored in such as a CD-ROM, DVD or a USB-flash drive. It is referred to as “live” since these “distros” or software distributions contain a complete, functioning and operational system on the distribution medium.
The operating system or files already installed on the computer hard drive is not altered by a LiveDistro unless instructed to do so. While including mechanism and utilities for more permanent installation, it allows the user to return the computer to its previous state upon ejection and rebooting of the computer. Specific LiveDistros are designed to test drive Linux and other free and open- source operating system.
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