In the comments on my recent posts about installing Linux on a netbook for a novice user (see my recommendations and my own results), someone mentioned that figuring out the disk partitioning was very ...

Can someone explain to me how to make a corel linux boot disk, so instead of making a duel boot system, I can just use the boot disk when I want to use Linux. On the corel website, it says to format a ...

A colleague at work has 20+ scsi disks from pc's and sun's which need wiping before chucking, sizes vary from 11 MB (!) to I guess 2 GB. He needs a way to easily wipe them, I suggested a linux boot ...

February 8, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google We usually use Unetbootin to create a bootable thumb drive from a Linux ISO, but it turns out you don't even ...

Android (Rooted): Whether you're troubleshooting a problematic PC or you just prefer working in your own OS with your own tools, keeping a Linux boot CD or USB key is a great way to take a customized ...

I'm going to start this post by saying something that a lot of people will find surprising. There are a lot of things that I like about UEFI firmware and the UEFI boot process. I think it is an ...

Linux-Windows dual boot systems don't have an easy way to access Linux files while booted into Windows. Some tools exist, but they don't offer perfect solutions. I've found using a shared partition ...

When your PC stops booting, a boot drive is the electronic version of a defibrillator. If you can boot your PC, you can detect bad memory, chase bad sectors, change passwords, and recover data … all ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. You've got one of these lying around. Just make it has a 4GB ...