Thanks to the flexibility of Linux, it's possible to run the OS straight from a USB drive, but is that the right way to go? Let's take a look at the pros and cons.

However, if you put a portable Linux installation on a flash drive, you can carry your own operating system with you wherever ...

I’m not overly fussy about how long it takes my computer to boot. Some people are. Some people also trainspot. Whatever. Anyway, there’s been a lot of hooplah about making Linux boot faster and faster ...

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 ...

The Linux Foundation, along with Red Hat and Canonical, has staked out positions on how the so-called "secure boot" procedure should be implemented in computer firmware. Their positions were described ...

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 ...

Installing Linux on computers with UEFI BIOS has a bad reputation - sometimes deservedly so. It can be easy, but perhaps more often than not it can be difficult, tedious and messy - and sometimes, as ...

Before making a purchase, you should search for the exact model number + “Linux BIOS” or “Can’t boot USB” to check for issues ...

Ubuntu is thwarting Microsoft’s efforts to keep PCs safe. Modern Windows PCs are required to ship with Secure Boot enabled, a safety measure that limits access to ...