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I use it only to install, and to help out with things on OTHER folks' computers (which happen to run windows).

richb wrote: Sun Jul 23, 2023 8:29 pm Once per month I make a snapshot of my installed system. Then make a live USB from the resulting iSO to keep a backup of my installed system.

===> Same goes for me (1x/month)

Also,

CharlesV wrote: Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:51 pm
Third, I carry to live USB which are used to help recovery computers (windows usually), and/or copy data over to new machines when I upgrade office computers.

===> Same goes for me (1-2x/month)

And, I hope some day soon that I will become proficient in doing this:

CharlesV wrote: Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:51 pm
And last, I use liveUSB's to create my next machine installs. In a VM, I build my next machine with the next MX version, and get everything the way I want it, test it on machines, including my next one... and then when I am comfortable it all is working as I want it, I install to my new computer.

===> Just started trying this out, especially with the Betas & RCs!

And, finally, I concur:

CharlesV wrote: Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:51 pm MX Snapshot and LiveUSB are the best tools I have *ever* found on *any* linux distro. These two things are amazing utilities and tools!!

CharlesV wrote: Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:51 pm MX Snapshot and LiveUSB are the best tools I have *ever* found on *any* linux distro. These two things are amazing utilities and tools!!

If I had to pick one main reason of using MX Linux, over all the other positives - this would be it. The seamless and effortless way these tools work completely changed the way I approach Linux environments, and had a big impact on how I use computers in general. So yeah, in short (I've described it in some other discussions as well lately) I keep a master installation of a pretty heavily customized MX/Debian in a VM, and keep that installation up to date and backed up. Then I use it by booting up a snapshot of it on any system I need. Ah, incidentally though, just today I did a bare metal installation on my Thinkpad X280 (naturally from a snapshot like this), as I got the Debian 12 migrated version 100% ready for my liking and wanted to install it onto that computer all fresh

Thank you, everyone who is making this possible. In so many ways, MX Linux just has a great vibe to it

As others have said, the poll should've allowed more than one option as MX's Live USB concept together with persistence is so flexible that it allows all sorts of nice things, perhaps even some its makers never intended... not sure whether or is the more appropriate emoji.

Around 2016 I started to work with Porteus and CentOS for a while with a view to replace Windows in the medium term. But when I discovered MX17, quickly followed by 18, and its frugal install/persistence, I was sold. Still am.

So to this day I have not once installed MX other than frugal. This install (literally the same few files) does duty in all PCs under my control (and works perfectly well) and is also on my rescue USB SSD. And, as something that always blows away my Windows acquaintances, this very same USB SSD also allows me to work on almost any run-of-the-mill PC with all my files on tap, even the two Windows VMs (I don't claim that it's running very fast... but it works). I have also installed a frugal version of MX19 on a couple of friends' PCs... they're now happily dual-booting.

In the past I used a live USB 100% of the time on a mac laptop (worked great, btw),
but now I use it to back up my system about once every three weeks.

Besides installing or troubleshooting I sometimes start the live system to marvel at new or unused options or to figure things out (to make up my mind, to plan things ahead, to confirm my choices ...).

And, not the least, I start it just because I can! :-)

sorry - i buggered that one up and clicked 5 instead of two

use it to install and troubleshoot from time to time

junoluna wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2023 10:36 pm sorry - i buggered that one up and clicked 5 instead of two

use it to install and troubleshoot from time to time

No worries, it's not scientific research :) I was just curious how people are using it.

I use it a lot to rescue peoples data off Winblows machines, it just utterly amazes them I can do that with MX, but they refuse to even try it.

I use Live MX Linux every time that I need to largely re-partitioning my disks with KDE Partition Manager.

Not a "persistent Pendrive"; just a recently "burned" DVD with KDE ISO. (Yes, I use to include a DVD unit when I assemble a new PC).