Following on from a suggestion from Eric Odom, I have installed Ubuntu as a second operating system on my new portable laptop. I encourage you all to try using Linux at one point. Years ago Linux users were not catered for by software designers but most scripts now cater for windows, mac and linux users so it isn’t so much of a problem.
Boot & run Linux easily using a USB Flash Drive
I found a good little site the other day called PenDriveLinux. The site has loads of tutorials on how you can boot from a USB flash drive. You can run linux through your flash drive however I decided to create a new partition to install it in. Most linux sites have tutorials showing you how you can install without using a cd however I found this to be the most in depth. Since my new HP 2133 doesn’t have a CD drive, I found this site very useful.
Do you use Linux?
Which version did you decide to go with?
The latest version (8.0+). I haven’t had time to mess around with it too much. I’m gonna leave it on for a few days and play around with it.
I prefer Debian, but hey, any Linux is awesome! I do agree that everyone should have to use Linux at some point for at least a small amount of time.
Pendrivelinux is a great resource. I’ve been tooling with their Linux USB tutorials for years. Just a side note, Ubuntu is based on Debian!
I am familiar with Ubuntu, just never really used it. I also like Knoppix (which is also based on Debian) and have also used Fedora and a few other distributions. Personally, for the majority of purposes, I think any version of Linux is better than Windows!