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

[Mauro Santos]

On 22-06-2012 19:34, Chris Jones 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..?
> 
> 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
> 

You could try archboot[1]. tpowa has been doing a great job at providing
unofficial up-to-date install/live images. They provide the same as the
official install images (but up-to-date :p) so don't expect any fancy guis.

[1] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=143541

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Mauro Santos