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Yes, this could indeed be the simplest solution: tell users to create a<br>
read-only installation media by burning the ISO. Since Fedora 12, the<br>
live ISO image also contains a bootable MBR, so users can just dd it to<br>
a master USB stick:<br>
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<a href="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD/USBHowTo#Using_dd" target="_blank">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD/USBHowTo#Using_dd</a></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Correct me if I am wrong, this tutorial seems to be a bit ambiguous on the point, </div>
<div>but would you loose persistence if you simply dd the iso? If not where is the </div><div>storage for this located, or is it just a full-type of installation? If it is a full installation</div><div>then this would mean that either you loose a journaling ext3/4 fs on the usb, or it </div>
<div>will become inaccessible via windows (on a typical installation, and where the </div><div>user doesn't have admin rights)...correct? If it is ever a goal to be able to boot via</div><div>a virtual machine on windows wouldn't this make that impossible?</div>
<div><br></div><div>I may just not be understanding you correctly, in which case my apologies. I do </div><div>think that a full installation has more drawbacks than it seems initially. For </div><div>example wouldn't it be very easy to upgrade the current overlay method, by just </div>
<div>replacing the iso? This could also make it very easy for teachers to customize the</div><div>activities of the students.</div><div><br></div><div>-Alexander Pirdy </div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>