Open Source Linux Live USB Distros

MX Linux is a cooperative venture between the antiX and MX Linux communities. It is a family of operating systems that are designed to combine elegant and efficient desktops with high stability and solid performance. MX’s graphical tools provide an easy way to do a wide variety of tasks, while the Live USB and snapshot tools inherited from antiX add impressive portability and remastering capabilities. Extensive support is available through videos, documentation and a very friendly Forum.

Peppermint is an operating system that provides a user with the opportunity to build the system that best fits their needs. While at the same time providing a functioning OS with minimum hassle out of the box. Our mainline desktop Peppermint ships with the desktop environment xfce with the thunar file manager set as default. Peppermint comes with nearly nothing installed other than, the core packages needed to run the system and you have the choice to which packages should best fit your build. We do use the common process of continuous delivery, and we are based on the Debian/Devuan repositories.

UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux distributions without burning a CD. It runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. You can either let UNetbootin download one of the many distributions supported out-of-the-box for you, or supply your own Linux .iso file.

Tuxboot helps you to create a bootable Live USB drive for Clonezilla live, DRBL live, Gparted live and tux2live. It is modified from unetbootin and runs on both MS Windows and GNU/Linux. You can choose to download the latest version of ISO file then create the live usb.

Slackel is a Linux distribution based on Slackware and includes tools borrowed from Salix. It is fully compatible with Slackware but the difference is that it includes the current version of Slackware. So Slackware users can benefit from Slackel repositories. Slackel disc images can be used in two different forms, Installation disc image and Live disc image. Slackel can be installed on external storage media (e.g. USB sticks, USB hard drives etc.) Slackel is developed in Greece by Dimitris Tzemos. Slackel means Greek Slackware. Slackware + Hellenic (Greek). Slackel's goal is to be a stable, fast and light distribution. Slackel is multilingual.

Network Security Toolkit (NST) is a bootable ISO image (Live USB Flash Drive) based on Fedora 38 providing easy access to best-of-breed Open Source Network Security Applications and should run on most x86_64 systems. The main intent of developing this toolkit was to provide the security professional and network administrator with a comprehensive set of Open Source Network Security Tools. The majority of tools published in the article: Top 125 Security Tools by INSECURE.ORG are available in the toolkit. An advanced Web User Interface (WUI) is provided for system/network administration, navigation, automation, network monitoring, host geolocation, network analysis and configuration of many network and security applications found within the NST distribution. In the virtual world, NST can be used as a network security analysis, validation and monitoring tool on enterprise virtual servers hosting virtual machines.

RebornOS is an Arch Linux based distribution whose goal is to make Arch Linux more approachable to beginners. We stick close to Arch Linux, offer choices without much bloat, and we provide quite a bit more support and handholding than typical distributions so that beginners don't feel overwhelmed.

Refracta is an operating system designed for home computer users and for use as a system rescue and recovery disk. It provides a simple and familiar layout that most users will find very comfortable. Refracta-8 is based on Devuan GNU/Linux and uses the Devuan package repository. (Previous versions were based on Debian.) Refractainstaller, refractasnapshot and refracta2usb are tools that allow you to customize your installation and create your own live-CD or live-USB.

CAELinux is an installable live (USB) Linux distribution dedicated to open source engineering with a focus on Computer Aided Engineering and Scientific Computing. Based on Ubuntu, it features a ready to use workstation environment for open source product development, makers and scientist with many CAD/CAM/CAE applications for mechanical design, stress analysis, heat transfer, flow simulation and CNC manufacturing / 3D printing as well as electronic design tools and a complete development environment for scientific computing & mathematical modeling. A special focus of CAELinux is to provide simplified interfaces to facilitate the use of specialized open source software while providing high performance parallel multiphysics solvers ready to use for more advanced users. Try CAELinux or carry it with you on a USB stick in a live environment or install it to turn your PC into a full fledged Ubuntu based CAE workstation. It's all up to you what you can do with it!

Antivirus Live CD is an official 4MLinux fork including the ClamAV scanner. It's designed for users who need a lightweight live CD, which will help them to protect their computers against viruses. Ethernet, WiFi, PPP and PPPoE are supported by Antivirus Live CD to enable automatic updates of its virus signature databases. All partitions are mounted during the boot process so that they can be scanned by ClamAV. The Antivirus Live CD ISO images are fully compatible with UNetbootin, which can be used to create an easy-to-use Antivirus Live USB.

Multi Boot USB / MultiBoot USB / MultiBootUSB is a software / installer which allows user to install multiple Live Linux Distros in to a single USB drive / Pendrive / Flash drive and able to boot from it. USB can be tested without reboot using inbuilt QEMU.

SysLinuxOS (for System Integrators) is an Debian-based GNU/Linux live distribution, designed for system integrators and system administrators. It offers a complete networking environment that is organised to integrate various software tools, with others added by me and has an friendly graphical interface using the Mate or Gnome Desktop. SysLinuxOS was built to work right out of the box, with all networking tools already installed by default. There is no need to install anything, it is a Swiss army knife to always carry with us. There are all the major Virtual Private Networks (VPN), several remote control clients, various browsers, as well as Wine, Wireshark, Etherape, Ettercap, PackETH, Packetsender, Putty, Nmap, Packet Tracer 8.2.1, GNS3, Virtualbox 7.0.2, Vmware Player 17, Munin, Zabbix-agent2, Zabbix-fronted, Icinga, Monit, Nagios4 and tools for serial console and the latest stable kernel backports 6.7. Based on Debian 12 Bookworm Mate Desktop Gnome Desktop

Welcome to Blade OS! A brand new distro based on Debian that has everything pre-configured. Latest Version: 24.1 (blissful) - Based on Debian 12.6 bookworm

Pearl MATE Studio 12 is running on the Ubuntu 24.04 base with no snap support. This release does however support flatpak and the text to speech on Pearl is managed with Pied for downloading and selecting natural voice models which through keyboard shortcut, <Alt>+s, which will playback highlighted. This release of Pearl MATE Studio is alot lighter on the pre installed software so the user may choose what they want by installing through our software manager, Gdebi, or Synaptic which are pre-installed. Pearl-Samba-Config handles your home or office network sharing from an easy to use GUI. Wasta-Remastersys for the developers who respin their own distro that handles larger than 4G files. Calamares Installer. Password not required for Live session or to install. If needed while running username =- live password = live

CuerdOS es una distribución GNU/Linux de origen español enfocada en la estabilidad y el rendimiento constante en computadoras de cualquier rango, sin perder ninguna funcionalidad. Esta distribución no es solo un derivado con un entorno de escritorio personalizado, sino que tiene una serie de optimizaciones y mejoras de rendimiento, incluida la optimización de servicios activos, mejoras en el uso del procesador, entre muchas otras. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CuerdOS is a GNU/Linux distribution of Spanish origin focused on stability and constant performance on computers of any range, without losing any functionality. This distribution is not only a derivative with a customized desktop environment, but has a series of optimizations and performance improvements, including optimization of active services, improvements in processor usage, among many others.

Vinari OS 4.0.0 HELIUM marks the evolution of a Debian-based operating system, now embracing the 64-bit Debian 12 platform. This release is crafted with both everyday users and developers in mind, offering a seamless experience. At its core, Vinari OS 4.0.0 HELIUM showcases the intuitive GNOME desktop environment, enhanced with practical extensions such as GSConnect and DashToDock, among others. Our commitment to simplicity and convenience shines through, as Vinari OS 4.0.0 HELIUM adopts the 'deb' packaging format, ensuring effortless updates. Additionally, right out of the box, it seamlessly integrates with Flatpak and the Flathub repository, empowering users with a versatile software ecosystem.

latest Deepin beige iso is based on deepin 23 beta 3(updated on 2024/03/24) with linux kernel 6.6.7 . This iso doesn't include installer. Working on this. Created using penguine's egg snapshot. deepin os preinstalled img.gz (based on debian) snapshot for live usb testing. old versions snapshot were created using refracta tools.. i removed them from sourceforge. **>> latest deepin 23 img.gz is img raw image of 15 gb preinstalled disk. Why disk image instead of iso? **> to minimize install errors and to test directly. **> easy for me to just copy my disk. **> can be flash in usb, so portable full linux system with presistent. use balena etcher or dd with gzip or gunzip. read more here https://sourceforge.net/projects/deepin-beta-live-build/files/deepin-23-preinstalled/ deepin os is most beautiful operating system. you can download official deepin iso from https://www.deepin.org .

Live distro with i3 and firefox. Lots of network and filesystem utilities. Snal Linux is Simple, Networked, and Live Linux.

Contract / Collaborative Development & Consulting firm that specializes in Android-x86, Waydroid & Linux development. The downloads found here represent the open-source development we do as a corporation.

Koha + DSpace Live is a Live Bootable and Installer ISO based on Ubuntu 22.04.4 (Koha Version: 24.05.01 and DSpace Version: 8.0) This ISO boots only in Legacy BIOS mode and not in Secure Boot Mode After booting from the Live DVD/USB, use the following login credentials: Login: library (Displayed as 'Open Digital Library') Password: library This Live ISO contains additional Desktop Environments (aka D.E) providing different User Interfaces. If you wish to choose a Lightweight UI, choose 'Lubuntu' from the drop down list. This will be shown at the right corner of the login name. For 'admin' access, type 'sudo bash' in the terminal and use 'library' as password To install Google Chrome or Anydesk $sudo apt install google-chrome-stable anydesk To purchase the Koha + DSpace 8.0 Live Installer ISO in USB Stick, visit https://estore.linuxpert.in/koha-dspace-live-usb-2023-03.html For Commercial Support, write to baskar@linuxpert.in, WhatsApp: +919884165649

Tiny Desktop Linux (TDL) 15 is a reimagining of what the classic Damn Small Linux would be like today. This ISO is a remaster of Tiny Core 15. Like the classic DSL, this ISO is only available for x86.

Homepage https://focuspoint-linux.org/ FocusPoint Linux is a operating system using Xfce (based Linux Mint) designed for everyone, but catered for photographers: be that professionals or amateurs. focuspoint-linux is a fast and feature rich operating system. We are not affiliated to Linux Mint so any support questions or/and complaints you may have should be directed at us, not Linux Mint. Find more details at our homepage

Hanthana is a Linux based operating system and a Fedora remix suitable for desktop and laptop users. Hanthana comes to you in the form of a Live CD/DVD for regular PC (i386 and x86_64 arc) systems. Apart from the providing Hanthana Linux ISO, we do hands on training for free of charge. Visit our blog and see what we do. http://blog.hanthana.org Moreover we are working on deploying Hanthana Linux powered ICT labs in rural schools. http://school.hanthana.org So, this is not just a remix of Fedora but a project that has more wider scope.

Arch Linux on BTRFS - USB drive installation

This Linux distribution runs completely from DVD or Flash disk and installable on a fixed disk, based on Debian and MX Linux. Windows users are encouraged to use Rufus at https://rufus.ie to create Live USB. The default is GNOME Desktop environment. See [TipsTricks] on Wiki for known bugs.