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+title: "Playing with Live CDs"
+date: 2020-01-12T22:45:06-05:00
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+I was curious on how Lubuntu 19.10 looked but I didn't feel like rebooting my computer and loading into a new ISO. Luckily there is a nice easy way to play around with live CDs.
+
+Here's the command
+
+```bash
+virt-install --name=Lubuntu \
+  --nodisks  --livecd \
+  --graphics spice \
+  --vcpu=4 \
+  --ram=4096 \
+  --os-type=linux \
+  --sound \
+  --accelerate \
+  --cdrom=$HOME/Downloads/lubuntu-19.10-desktop-amd64.iso
+```
+
+The arguments mean the following
+
+| Argument   | Meaning                                                      |
+| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| nodisks    | No storage disks are created                                 |
+| livecd     | Set the boot to the cdrom after installation                 |
+| graphics   | Sets the graphics mode                                       |
+| vcpu       | Number of virtual CPUs                                       |
+| RAM        | Size of RAM                                                  |
+| os-type    | Linux/Windows/etc.                                           |
+| sound      | Attach a virtual audio device                                |
+| accelerate | Make use of the KVM or KQEMU kernel acceleration capabilities if available. |
+| cdrom      | Location of ISO                                              |
+
+Once you run this command once, the image is "installed". This means that we can easily access it in the future with the following commands
+
+```bash
+virsh start Lubuntu
+virt-viewer Lubuntu
+```
+
+![1578887790276](/files/images/1578887790276.png)