Transcript Boot_from_a_LiveCD

Boot from a LiveCD
What is a LiveCD
Normally, OS is installed on the local disk and then will be
loaded from harddisk.
However, OS can also be directly put into memory and running
from there without harddisk.
LiveCD has everything an OS needed to run and when booting
from a CD-ROM, the OS will be loaded from the CD and
directly into memory.
BIOS: Configure the Boot Sequence
BIOS is where you can basically configure your hardware
i.e. CPU
Onboard clock
Disk etc.
HOWTO
1. Press "F12" (computer-dependent)
2. Choose "System Setup"
3. Browse around and look for "Boot Sequence"
4. Press "ESC" to exit
Linux Distributions
Linux is an open source Operating System(OS).
There are many people favorite in customizing Linux in different
look. So there are many different versions of Linux. We call
them Linux Distributions
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Gentoo
Debian
Ubuntu
Fedora
Mandriva
Suse
etc...
Looking for a Linux?
All are online, available, free!
Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com/
Fedora http://fedoraproject.org/
Gentoo http://www.gentoo.org/
More? Just google it. They are really popular and easy to find!
Here is an shortcut for Potsdam folks
http://mirror.clarkson.edu/
Burn a LiveCD
• Find a LiveCD image(.iso) and download it
at http://mirror.clarkson.edu/distributions.html
• Burn a LiveCD image into a blank CD/DVD
CD--- 700MBytes
DVD--- 4.7GBytes (1G = 1024M)
HOWTO
1. Physically put a blank CD/DVD into the burner
2. Find the disc image file(.iso)
3. Right click the disc image and click "Open with Brasero"
4. Select the disc image and Select the proper burner
5. Click the button "Burn"
Run a LiveCD
• Insert the LiveCD into DVD-ROM
• Press the power button
Booting~~~~~~
It is just that simple!
What can a LiveOS do?
• No need to install an OS
• No hurt to play
• No worry to try new things
Q&A
Can you install software on it?
Yes, but once poweroff, all are gone!
Can you save your file?
Save it on a usb or in the Internet, or it will also be gone
Why? Because it boots from CD/DVD, but CD/DVD is unwritable.