Hey guys. Title says it all. Basically I'd like something like tails running from a live usb or not doesn't really matter to me but with which I can easily use a VPN. It's too annoying to set it up again each time using tails I'd like something where I can keep my VPN installed permanently...
any suggestions? thanks
Look into persistance volumes in tails, there's a way to do what you'd like to (save data across reboots, encrypted partition/jails, use dd to make a file to mount as a "drive" with some decent encryption and a good passphrase in your persistance volume and store all your data and necessary files there.
Whonix and Tails are the two standard distros that are preached in the DNM community. Kali Linux is also worth a look if you are into security and not just looking for a Tor encapsulated barebones OS to live-boot from.