You can then migrate this _install directory into your target environment when building a floppy distribution or embedded initial RAM disk.

This is a simple, serviceable way to create disks for public distribution, as it creates a disk that can be read on any Windows or Linux system.

IPCop is only nominally a LiveCD distribution — while it does boot into a Linux system, the only thing you can really do from there is install the system onto a hard-disk.