2026-10-25 07:22 UTC
The #NetBSD Project offers a live image for AMD64 that includes X11 and features persistence.
Why does nobody ever talk about this?
I put this image on a USB drive, booted it, logged in as root (no password needed), created a user account, started X, configured the network, and i everything was still there after a reboot.
https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/images/11.0/NetBSD-11.0-amd64-live.img.gz
Replies (3)
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@passthejoe@ruby.social 2026-10-25 07:27
It's a great way to find out how your hardware reacts to NetBSD. So far, this laptop (2017 HP Pavilion) is doing great.
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@opentechfan@tuus.maljaars.net 2026-10-25 08:48
@passthejoe@ruby.social Great when you click a link expecting some kind of document and you end up with a complete installer. Just what I needed, so great :-)
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@s2d@hachyderm.io 2026-10-25 12:31
@passthejoe@ruby.social because there's no clear LIVE link?