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		indigodaddy on Feb 26, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EasyOS kirkstone 2.0 release – lightweight Linux f... Barry and Puppy have been doing this for years upon years. But yeah it’s surprising the idea hasn’t been picked up more in the Linux mainstream..

sidpatil on Feb 27, 2023 [–]

Wubi [1] did something similar for Ubuntu, if I recall correctly.

For live booting, there's Ventoy [2], which boots directly from ISOs. Very convenient.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wubi_(software)

[2] https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

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