# Test drive Linux distros online! **URL:** \ **Category:** Other distro news\ **Created:** [May 11, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/test-drive-linux-distros-online/40698 "2023-05-11T15:13:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![swh](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/swh/32/95303_2.png) [@swh](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/swh)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/test-drive-linux-distros-online/40698/1 "2023-05-11T15:13:19Z")
If someone is interested. Found this article on ostechnix > **[Test Linux Distros Online With DistroSea - OSTechNix](https://ostechnix.com/test-linux-distros-online-with-distrosea/)** > > Learn about DistroSea, a new service similar to Distrotest that allows users to test Linux distributions online. > **[Test drive Linux distros online!](https://distrosea.com/)** > > Quicly test out various Linux distributions online without the need for installation on your personal computers. ---
**Author:** ![danny](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/danny/32/67877_2.png) [@danny](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/danny)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/test-drive-linux-distros-online/40698/2 "2023-05-11T18:33:44Z")
That is pretty neat to get a quick feel for the live environment and see what they look like out of the box. I did find it funny when I spun up an Arch one because it just started like Arch does with wanting you to install so there is nothing to see. But it was fun to open up a few and take a peek ---
**Author:** ![Zircon34](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/zircon34/32/135623_2.png) [@Zircon34](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Zircon34)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/test-drive-linux-distros-online/40698/3 "2023-05-12T00:05:07Z")
This is freaking awesome! šŸ•¶ I just started EOS on my Android phone. ![Screenshot_20230511-180354](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/a/7a622a18d03b2654930926bacae4a1c8a9bb93bd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Zircon34](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/zircon34/32/135623_2.png) [@Zircon34](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Zircon34)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/test-drive-linux-distros-online/40698/4 "2023-05-12T00:09:16Z")
Ubuntu and libre office šŸ˜ on my phone, feel like a child nowā€¦ ![Screenshot_20230511-180833](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/a/4a2b34594747feacdb480b1f743983f817aad8c0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![danny](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/danny/32/67877_2.png) [@danny](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/danny)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/test-drive-linux-distros-online/40698/5 "2023-05-12T01:01:50Z")
I never thought to try it on the phone, freaking genius ---
**Author:** ![ajgringo619](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ajgringo619/32/35599_2.png) [@ajgringo619](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ajgringo619)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/test-drive-linux-distros-online/40698/6 "2023-05-12T04:17:33Z")
This is actually a lot faster than I thought it would be. ---
**Author:** ![limotux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/limotux/32/35347_2.png) [@limotux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/limotux)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/test-drive-linux-distros-online/40698/7 "2023-05-12T04:43:21Z")
> [@swh](#): > > If someone is interested Sure interested and interesting. Thank you very much @swh ---
**Author:** ![Zircon34](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/zircon34/32/135623_2.png) [@Zircon34](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Zircon34)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 5:12am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/test-drive-linux-distros-online/40698/8 "2023-05-12T05:12:54Z")
> [@ajgringo619](#): > > This is actually a lot faster than I thought it would be. Unless everyone from the forum takes a spin at eos, we then have to wait in the queue šŸ¤£ ---
**Author:** ![Kresimir](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/kresimir/32/73739_2.png) [@Kresimir](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Kresimir)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 5:32am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/test-drive-linux-distros-online/40698/9 "2023-05-12T05:32:00Z")
> [@Zircon34](#): > > I just started EOS on my Android phone. Well, no, youā€™ve just opened a web page on your phone. The EOS was started on some virtual machine running on someoneā€™s server. Itā€™s clown-based computing, software-as-service type of thing. Not very useful, and certainly not secure for anything useful. ---
**Author:** ![Zircon34](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/zircon34/32/135623_2.png) [@Zircon34](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Zircon34)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/test-drive-linux-distros-online/40698/10 "2023-05-12T05:42:53Z")
> [@Kresimir](#): > > Well, no, youā€™ve just opened a web page on your phone. The EOS was started on some virtual machine running on someoneā€™s server. Itā€™s clown-based computing, software-as-service type of thing. Not very useful, and certainly not secure for anything useful. But it was started through me clicking with my thumb on my phone sending the signal to the network. So technically, I started it. šŸ¤£ ![image](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/5/0531e46296ce0dceed3ce646353a2123333bdcff.png)