On Sat, Apr 05, 2014 at 02:54:11PM +0100, Justin Cormack wrote: > I think Virtualbox images are the modern equivalent way to get > started. The main advantage over a USB live system is that you can > still use the host operating system to read the instructions while you > work out how to make it work.
Au contraire, a live system by its very nature just works, the host system is not touched at all *UNLESS* you jump through hoops to make it so, e.g. mounting the host HDD, then chrooting into it, etc. You boot off the live system media. Using virtualbox or whatever is a completely different kettle of fish altogether. -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X
