Fred James wrote:
Richard Owlett wrote:
Is it correct to say a live instance is:
a. an emulation?
b. a virtual machine/other?
I don't like to miss the opportunity to muddy the waters, so here goes ...
(1) live distro ... live in this case (as in Linux) usually means
a
Is it correct to say a live instance is:
a. an emulation?
b. a virtual machine/other?
Phrasing is intentionally vague as some answers I've
received on various Linux fora have confused me. My
questions may have implied I knew more than I actually do.
IOW the eventual response to some
A live instance as far as I have always used them is simply one that will
usually do some modprobing enough to start an X session and let you Kick the
tires before installing graphically. I wouldn't consider it a Virtual Machine
or an emulation.
On Dec 27, 2011, at 18:23, Richard Owlett
On Tue, 27 Dec 2011, Richard Owlett wrote:
Is it correct to say a live instance is:
a. an emulation?
b. a virtual machine/other?
Generally, a live distribution means that the entire system is on a
bootable optical disk (CD or DVD). Someone can insert the disk in the
optical drive,
Richard Owlett wrote:
Is it correct to say a live instance is:
a. an emulation?
b. a virtual machine/other?
I don't like to miss the opportunity to muddy the waters, so here goes ...
(1) live distro ... live in this case (as in Linux) usually means
a complete and
