Creating a bootable Ubuntu USB from a Windows system is a straightforward process that allows you to try out Ubuntu without installing it on your computer. This guide will walk you through the steps ...

It is pretty common these days for laptops, and even desktops, to be able to boot from a USB flash memory drive. So you can save a little time and a little money by converting various Linux ...

The tool that we're going to use is called Reconstructor, which is a free webapp that lets you roll your own Ubuntu and Debian live CDs. The first step is to sign up for an account at Reconstructor.

Ubuntu has their "Startup Disk Creator", which also works on derivatives like Mint, Jolicloud and such; Fedora has a "LiveUSB Creator". Taking another approach, several of the distributions use ...

One of the best things a Windows user can do for Defensive Computing is to have a bootable copy of Linux on hand. The classic reason being to rescue a broken copy of the operating sytem, but the much ...