Trusting an untrusted app?

[swarfendor437]

It is possible to install apps while running in live mode but won't be resident on next boot unless it has been created with 'persistence' which can shorten the life of the USB drive.

See Aravisian's guided answer here:

How to install and use Zorin through USB

Yes, you can run through USB using “persistence” on the USB stick. This comes with a caveat: Running through the USB is a lot slower since all communication is bottlenecked through that one USB port. As long as you keep that in mind, then personally I think that is a safe and great way to explore. When I migrated from Windows to Linux, using zorin, I found the old ZorinGroup Forum and Swarfendor and Zorinantwerp were instrumental on it in keeping my sanity in check. Suddenly trying to use a n…