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There are also bootable Linux distributions that are suited for education and for the visually impaired.
There are bootable Linux distributions that are suited to be run as a server or to centralize management
of clusters. The cool thing is that if there isn??™t the exact kind of bootable Linux available for
you to use, you can start with an existing bootable Linux and customize it yourself.
Customizing a Bootable Linux
A Linux live CD is like a Linux system running from a hard disk, with a few significant differences.
It has to be tailored to run from a read-only medium, it usually doesn??™t (by default) save information
across reboots, and it needs to be able to detect and configure hardware each time it starts. Many
live CD distributions have created ways of working around these limitations, including allowing
you to customize the CD and to save your customizations across reboots.
If you are setting out to create your own customized live CD, or simply save your own custom settings
to go with an existing live CD, you can go about it in a few ways:
Customizing data??”Live CD distributions, including KNOPPIX and Damn Small Linux,
let you save your settings, data files, and even installed applications in a couple of different
ways.
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