Where are Ubuntu live apps stored without persistence?

JASlinux · 09-03-2023, 03:36 AM

In a live boot I install apps. Do they only exist in ram or are they written to the boot medium for that session?

fatmac · 09-03-2023, 03:45 AM

Usually, just run from ram - switch off, & they are gone!

pan64 · 09-03-2023, 09:14 AM

in a live session usually nothing written back to the boot device, that is read only. But there can be exceptions.

JASlinux · 09-04-2023, 12:53 PM

Good to know. I am going to try my luck with standalone apps (browsers, etc).

Limited user accounts tend to cause execution conflicts, but if the boot is read-only I'll run apps as root if I have to.