[arch-general] Booting archlinux .iso to take a look

Rashif Ray Rahman schiv at archlinux.org
Fri Jun 22 14:49:27 EDT 2012


On 23 June 2012 02:34, Chris Jones <cjns1989 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am a long-time debian user.
>
> Is there an Archlinux live environment available anywhere so I can take
> a look round without installing AL to my hard drive..?

You are already in a "live" environment. It is console-based and
provides only a minimal set of tools. You can write an essay with nano
or vi, or build software, or rescue a dead Linux system, or retrieve
data from a dead windows one.

> I created a grub menu entry for ‘archlinux-2011.08.19-core-dual.iso’ and
> booted successfully.. but afaict.. it only lets me run the installer.
>
> I must be missing something..
>
> CJ
>
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