A live cd contains a bootable operating system which can be run from cd without installing on a hard disk. "Live" means, the system does not reside on a hard drive but it is "brought to life" upon boot without having to be physically installed onto a hard drive. Therefore such systems are called "Live Distributions". Hard disk is not needed to use Live cd. When Live CD is booted, it places the files on ram. This way Live distribution does not alter the current operating system or files. However it is possible to write files to hard disk by mounting the hard disk partitions.

Live Distributions are a good way to demo or preview an operating system without having to install it to a hard drive. Generally it is possible to install the system to hard disk from Live CD if need be.

If you want to deliver your product as a pre-installed application, Live CD is a good way to do it. This way users don't have to worry about disk space or installing operating system or other dependencies required to run your application. You can just create your custom live cd and make it available for download to users or distribute the cd media.

If you are interested in building your own custom Live CD, contact us!