Can you suggest Linux installable distro with non-persistent sessions?

[virginia123]

Hello,

I wanted to ask if you can, please, suggest security distro that is the closest to what I try to find. I have read about many distros and tried some of those but haven't found what I'm looking for.

I need system that can be installed on hard disc (encrypted) and enable two accounts, persistent and non-persistent one.


For non-persistent one I can use for example Tails (which is very good but does not support OpenVPN which is my other requirement). That would be too inconvenient to restart main operating system (installed on HDD) and boot from pendrive whenever I want to have non-persistent session.

That would be much better if I could, e.g. start PC from Linux installed on my PC and then either log to persistent account (standard one) or non-persistent which would meet several requirements:

1. supports OpenVPN
2. does not save anything on the disc at all (or securely erases content from crypto swap at the end of its session)
3. supports installation of software on non-persistent session (either to RAM or to crypto swap). (That would be advantage if it could support per-installing chosen set of software before running non-persistent session, so that it does not have to be reinstalled every time I enter non-persistent session. In that case I could also preconfigure for example kill switch firewall functionality etc.).

Is there anything you could possibly recommend?

Thanks!

[Shay]

Do not know about VPN but my favorite Distro is AntiX 15
http://antix.freeforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=5697

I know they are adding stuff and using snapshot to make new ISOs with the program in it and when it is installed on the thumbdrive, do not add the persistent and it will dump everything when shutdown.

The MX-14 is good too.
Browse the forum, might even join it
http://antix.freeforums.org/index.php

[Shay]

Booted this old thing and did a inxi for you to see. Yes, I have not upgrade from the Beta yet.

inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: antix15 Kernel: 4.0.4-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-15-beta3-V_386-full Killah P 31 May 2015
Machine:   System: Dell product: Latitude D630
           Mobo: Dell model: 0WM416 Bios: Dell v: A07 date: 01/30/2008
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 Duo T9300 (-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
           flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 9971
           clock speeds: max: 2501 MHz 1: 1600 MHz 2: 2000 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA G86M [Quadro NVS 135M] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1440x900@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NV86
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.0.4-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card-1: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5755M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
           driver: tg3 v: 3.137 bus-ID: 09:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection
           driver: iwl3945 v: in-tree:s bus-ID: 0c:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 120.0GB (4.6% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MK1234GS size: 120.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 108G used: 3.3G (4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 33.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 54.0
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 133 Uptime: 1 min Memory: 125.3/1003.7MB
           Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.2.26

About 25 MB of the ram usage is the wireless.

[Shay]

inxi -Fxz
System: Host: antix15 Kernel: 4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
Distro: antiX-15-V_386-full Killah P 30 June 2015
Machine: System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Compaq nc6120 (PT596AA#ABA) v: F.03
Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 099C v: KBC Version 39.18
Bios: Hewlett-Packard v: 68DTD Ver. F.03 date: 02/25/2005
CPU: Single core Intel Pentium M (-UP-) cache: 2048 KB
flags: (nx pae sse sse2) bmips: 3733 speed: 1867 MHz (max)
Graphics: Card: Intel Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller
bus-ID: 00:02.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1400x1050@60.02hz
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 915GM x86/MMX/SSE2
GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller
driver: snd_intel8x0 ports: 2100 2200 bus-ID: 00:1e.2
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp
Network: Card-1: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection
driver: ipw2200 v: 1.2.2kmprq bus-ID: 02:04.0
IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-2: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5705M_2 Gigabit Ethernet
driver: tg3 v: 3.137 bus-ID: 02:0e.0
IF: eth1 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 60.0GB (8.0% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD600VE size: 60.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 18G used: 2.6G (16%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.18GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 61.0C mobo: 48.0C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 111 Uptime: 3 min Memory: 209.3/743.6MB
Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.2.25

[Shay]

Another antique.

inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: antix15 Kernel: 4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-15-V_386-full Killah P 30 June 2015
Machine:   System: Dell product: Latitude D630
           Mobo: Dell model: 0WM416 Bios: Dell v: A07 date: 01/30/2008
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 Duo T9300 (-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
           flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 9972
           clock speeds: max: 2501 MHz 1: 1600 MHz 2: 1600 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA G86M [Quadro NVS 135M] bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1440x900@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NV86
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card-1: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5755M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
           driver: tg3 v: 3.137 bus-ID: 09:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection
           driver: iwl3945 v: in-tree:s bus-ID: 0c:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 120.0GB (4.2% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MK1234GS size: 120.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 108G used: 2.8G (3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 39.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 65.0
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 132 Uptime: 1:14 Memory: 419.8/1003.7MB
           Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.2.25