Flipping the Linux switch: Penguin on a (USB) stick
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| Ever wish you had your whole desktop on a flash disk? You know what we mean,
| you take a spreadsheet up to your 'rents, and you realize that they have no
| program to actually open your spreadsheet with. Or maybe you hop from
| computer to computer in several offices, and hate the fact that every
| computer you work on is just different enough to make it difficult to get
| things done.
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http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/29/flipping-the-linux-switch-penguin-on-a-usb-stick/
Easy testing tool for Linux beginners.
[Humour-ish:] What would Jesus do? He'd use Linux, that's what.
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| If Jesus were alive today, there is no doubt according to his own teachings
| that he would be advocating socialism in government and software. Socializing
| software such as Linux is vitally important in this culture to lessen the
| blow of Satan and thereby not support satanic corporations run by the
| anti-Christ (a.k.a. Steve Balmer). Embrace the light and support Jesus and
| socialized software or otherwise be condemned to software HELL for supporting
| the evil doings of an unjust and inhuman corporation. Just like Lot's wife,
| you too will be turned into a pillar of salt. Bring the light of love into
| your lives and reject Windows, cast it out and embrace Linux and all of its
| inherent goodness.
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http://linuxhow2.com/Feature_Articles/What_would_Jesus_do_He_d_use_Linux_that_s_what.html
Yesterday:
SLAX on USB Drive
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| To claim that the technology pushes ahead in such a speed that the article
| will be rendered obsolete very soon is like preaching platitudes. I’d like to
| end the article then with a few words of timeless meanings.
|
| Firstly, every program is aimed and is designed to run in a well defined
| environment. Changing distribution media for GNU/Linux systems will not lead
| to new functionality. It may create circumstances to run faster (or slower),
| but SquashFS as a read-only system will remain as such, regardless of the
| media. Changing` hardware is not enough. Just as the application coded for
| uniprocessor machines will not run faster on computers with 100 cores. Even
| so, it’s not the cores that matter.
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| Secondly, the best answers to some problems are standard solutions. I asked
| 17 friends of mine to check if their machines were able to start system from
| USB. Needless to say, without BIOS update. All in all only 17 out of 25
| computers passed the test.
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http://polishlinux.org/linux/slax/slax-on-usb-drive/
Related:
How to create a GNU/Linux live USB stick with SLAX
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| SLAX is a great operating system. And we haven’t even scratched the surface
| of what it can do. You can create your own SLAX, build your own modules, and
| even install SLAX to a hard drive. And best of all, you now have a GNU/Linux
| system to show off to your friends.
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/blogs/live_usb_stick_with_slax
Mandriva Flash 2008: Bigger and better
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| While several other distros are designed specifically to run off external USB
| drives, Mandriva Flash still offers a good alternative worth paying for.
| First of all, you don't have to get your hands dirty installing a Linux
| distro on a USB stick and spend time configuring it. Unlike other distros,
| Mandriva Flash offers a full-featured desktop with all the frills and fancy
| trimmings, including 3-D desktop effects.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/122980
New 2008 Mandriva Flash 4GB Released today
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| Mandriva today introduced the 2008 Mandriva Flash 4GB, the newest member of
| the Mandriva Flash family that lets you take your entire desktop with you
| wherever you go. 2008 Mandriva Flash includes a new functionnality: ezBoot
| which reboots under Linux without going through BIOS settings, and the double
| utilization of Windows and Linux system.
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http://www.mandriva.com/enterprise/en/company/press/new-2008-mandriva-flash-4gb-released-today
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