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 ...

The CDROM image was a firmware upgrade image from Dell (based on Linux). Mounting the image with iDRAC, it worked nicely. As one of the Servers had a dying iDRAC (Dell R320), I needed an USB stick.

Thanks to the flexibility of Linux, it's possible to run the OS directly from a USB drive, but is that the right approach? Here are the pros and cons.

If you’ve been wanting to try Linux, whether because you’re worried about privacy in Windows 10, don’t like Microsoft’s “ignore what users want” approach or want to stay out of Apple’s walled garden, ...

I created a bootable USB stick using an Ubuntu 8.10 live CD and the (manual) instructions shown at this guide. This worked great. However, what I'd really like to do is create a multi-booting version ...

Want to try or install a Linux distribution (distro) on your computer? Making a bootable flash drive with an image of the distro is the simplest route these days. I've done it dozens of times, and ...

I think that one of the most useful developments of the past couple of years has been bootable USB sticks. Not just "LiveUSB" sticks, from which you can actually run Linux, although those are ...