Thanks to the flexibility of Linux, it's possible to run the OS directly from a USB drive, but is that the right approach? Here are the pros and cons.

A flash drive is one of the single most useful tools a person can own. With it you can back up critical data, transport large files, rescue a malware-infested PC, and even run an entire operating ...

There's a ton more tweaks in this update, so be sure to hop over to the patch notes linked above for the full rundown. And be ...

In the almost 20 years since Linux was first released into the world, free for anyone to use and modify however they like, the operating system has been put to a lot of uses. Today, a vast number of ...

For some time now I have gotten a slow but steady volume of requests that I write about UEFI firmware and EFI boot relative to installing and maintaining Linux. As a result of a casual comment I made ...

Dual booting Linux and Windows is one of the rare setups where you don’t have to compromise—you get the best of both worlds.

Are you dual-booting Linux and Windows? If you'd prefer to have Windows boot up first, we'll show you how. Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an IT veteran turned stay ...

It is no secret that Linux has won the race in the embedded device marketplace. Tremendous advantages in Linux have broken almost every barrier to entry for using Linux on embedded systems across a ...

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 ...