Thread: Innovative Usage of Linux Live CD

Hi all,

I am collecting various Usage of Live CD for my study.

Till now my research has listed following ways

• Banks Providing Live CD with Browser Homepaged to Bank Website.
• Internet Cafe's operating on Live CD,
• To Setup Diskless dumb terminals / Thin clients booting on Live Disk for cheap workstation alternative. LTSP will be a good alternative
• Ethical Hacking, penetration testing.
• Un Ethical Hacking or Cracking.
• Disaster Recovery.
• Forensic evidence collection.
• Testing any Distro before switching to it.
• OS on the RUN (when using Live USB mode)
• Portable Electronic Workbench. <- Preinstalled toolkit for electronics development.
• Portable Testing Workbench. <- complete with software testing tools installed

Please suggest any other usage of Live CD that you have in your mind.

I always bring a custom built live cd to the data center when I have to work on servers.

One of the servers is a "spare machine" and has a cd rom drive. This lets me boot into a familiar working environment when at the data center.

Originally Posted by nux

I always bring a custom built live cd to the data center when I have to work on servers.

One of the servers is a "spare machine" and has a cd rom drive. This lets me boot into a familiar working environment when at the data center.

thanks for the tip

i would consider this under

OS on the RUN (when using Live USB mode)(or custom build)

waiting for more options.....

one more usage that came in my mind.

* Portable WebServer with demo (for web development organizations.) (Browser opening and showing the webpages)

retrieving data/files from a corrupt window OS by using livecd to transfer the files to another drive or usb

Originally Posted by whatthehell

retrieving data/files from a corrupt window OS by using livecd to transfer the files to another drive or usb

ohk so this i would classify as

Backup, rescue and recovery of files from corrupt OS / Corrupt Partition / deleted
files

Another good one.

Originally Posted by whatthehell

retrieving data/files from a corrupt window OS by using livecd to transfer the files to another drive or usb

There was a article on Lifehacker some time ago on this subject
http://lifehacker.com/192982/geek-to-live--rescue-files-with-a-boot-cd

Originally Posted by xxtoni

There was a article on Lifehacker some time ago on this subject
Geek to Live: Rescue files with a boot CD - Boot CD - Lifehacker

thanks for the link

Originally Posted by anantshri

thanks for the link

Actually that isnt the article I meant but close enough

Originally Posted by xxtoni

Actually that isnt the article I meant but close enough

care to share the actuall article in your mind