Weighing the pros and cons of LiveCDs

Pt. 4 of 10 | 2:08 |

Beginner's Guide to Installing Ubuntu

Thursday September 23, 2010

While trying Ubuntu out

using a LiveCD

or DVD is one of the easiest and most risk-free

installation methods

, there are drawbacks. For one thing you can't install programs and the system will likely be much slower. We'll go through all of the

pros and cons of Ubuntu

in this episode.

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- There are many pros and cons to using a LiveCD or LiveDVD to run Ubuntu.

- On the plus side:

- You can run Ubuntu or other Linux distributions without impacting your computer.

- LiveCD or DVD makes it easy to boot up Ubuntu anytime you like.

- LiveCD DVD gives you a way to evaluate Ubuntu and see if you like it.

- However:

- Anything you install disappears when you turn off the machine.

- Running from a disc drive the performance is much less than it would be on a hard drive.

- You can't have anything permanent under LiveCD or DVD.

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