Re: Can I Run Linux From a CD??

From: Christopher Browne (cbbrowne_at_acm.org)
Date: 12/29/04 

Date: 29 Dec 2004 04:57:39 GMT

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, jnorchanian@verizon.net wrote:
> I'm new to linux and i would like to know if i could run linux from the
> cd?

If your system can boot from a CD-ROM, then most likely you can.

There are a set of distributions designed for this purpose; look for
Knoppix. 

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