Live CDs, DVDs or USB drives let you run Linux without actually installing it. Here are five reasons why you should. In the almost 20 years since Linux was first released into the world, free for ...

When Windows fails to boot, smart IT professionals reach for their live Linux CDs. Whether the problem is a corrupted operating system or a damaged hard drive, you can boot up Linux from the CD drive, ...

The Knoppix project will start releasing two editions of its Linux Live CD from next summer. The project was one of the first to allow people to create a bootable CD that allows people to run Linux ...

February 8, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google We usually use Unetbootin to create a bootable thumb drive from a Linux ISO, but it turns out you don't even ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. You've got one of these lying around. Just make it has a 4GB ...

October 14, 2009 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google After reporting on how thieves used Windows malware to steal sizable sums from small banks and businesses, a ...

One of the great features of many Linux distributions is the ability to test them out before committing to installing them on your hard drive. Live distributions can be burned to bootable CDs, DVDs, ...

Even if you have Windows installed, you can still start your PC with all kinds of other systems to fix issues, play games, try out new operating system, back up your data and more. Better yet, all of ...

How does one prevent the Windows clock from resetting the time when you use a Linux Live CD? I have to use one for work and don't know how to make the Windows clock go back to the normal time. Yeah, ...

After covering setting up dual-boot XP/Linux and Vista/Linux systems (where Windows was installed first), I decided it was time to take a look at how easy it is to install Vista onto a PC where a ...