On Thu, Apr 07, 2016 at 06:23:38PM +0100, David Brownlee wrote: > What might also be nice would be USB image which could try to fire up > X11 and some relevant app or apps to allow people to perform a quick > "smoke test" to quickly get *some* data points...
There is ./build.sh live-image. I think it satisfies your needs. Others have recommended using such a live image when purchasing hardware like a laptop at a store.