I don't know Linux so one of the CD versions seems like a good way to get my feet wet. I did not know there were so many available. So who has used one of these? Maybe I should have made this a ...

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 ...

Linux fans, rejoice: The LiveCD List catalogs every Linux distro on the planet. Specifically, the site lists a whopping 315 live CDs, which are bootable versions of the Linux OS. There are links to ...

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, ...

The past couple months, I've been showing how to create your very own customized Ubuntu live CD. In “Customizing Linux Live CDs, Part I” (LJ, May 2008), I provided a basic procedure for mounting an ...

Yesterday I went through various distributions and architectures for a Linux installation, focusing in particular on OpenSUSE. Before we go through the actual installation of OpenSUSE (and Linux in ...

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, ...

Last week we mentioned how a Linux live CD can save you in times of crisis. But the usefulness doesn't stop there. Help2Go has a tutorial up detailing how you can partition your Windows hard drive any ...

If you’re an IT manager, introducing Linux into your enterprise is a tough decision. Choosing to take the plunge at all is one thing, but facing the myriad choices is another. At last count, the ...

A while back I wrote about the Ubuntu Linux LiveCD, a truly awesome piece of open-source software engineering. The one thing (more or less) that I lamented was that the LiveCD doesn’t take greater ...

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 ...