What do you use your USB flash drive for? Have you considered running Linux from it? A Linux Live USB flash drive is a great way to try out Linux without making any changes to your computer.

Fedora 9 introduced the first high-quality USB installation system, but the main advantage of it is that it has a special Windows version, so even non-Linux users can get it in on the act.

The guide requires a thumb drive of 256 MB or larger, but other than that it should work on most USB drives. Also, in order to run Linux from your USB drive, your BIOS will have to support booting ...

Nothing can beat having a great Linux distro installed on a super-fast hard drive, with all your favourite apps configured just how you like them and all your files at your fingertips. But this ...

Are you a Windows power-user? You can get and install Linux Mint running on your PC -- either to try it out or as a replacement for Windows.

] Create a bootable Linux USB from Windows If you are running Windows, your best bet is to use rufus, a free and open source USB writing tool.

RMPrepUSB lets you install Windows, Linux on USB, speeds up USB and performs different tasks with your USB drive. Test speed of USB drive. Free download.

If Chromebooks are the consumer Linux desktop we were all waiting for, it’s great to see Google making it easier to turn a cheap consumer Chromebook into a power-user’s Linux desktop.