As a longtime fan of Linux, I’m a big believer that most business users would benefit greatly by dumping Windows and switching over to the open source operating system instead. It’s stable, it’s ...

I don't know Linux so one of the CD versions seems like a good way to get my feet wet. I did not know there were so many available. So who has used one of these? Maybe I should have made this a ...

The Knoppix project will start releasing two editions of its Linux Live CD from next summer. The project was one of the first to allow people to create a bootable CD that allows people to run Linux ...

How does one prevent the Windows clock from resetting the time when you use a Linux Live CD? I have to use one for work and don't know how to make the Windows clock go back to the normal time. Yeah, ...

Linux fans, rejoice: The LiveCD List catalogs every Linux distro on the planet. Specifically, the site lists a whopping 315 live CDs, which are bootable versions of the Linux OS. There are links to ...

Lightweight Portable Security is a LiveCD distro designed by the US Department of Defense to function as a secure end node, in other words, a safe environment from which to access the web or a remote ...

You've probably heard of Knoppix, the Debian-based distribution that squeezes 2GB of applications on a single standalone CD. It's been used as a Linux demonstration ...

If you've ever delved into the realm of Windows/Linux dual-booting, you probably know that the Master Boot Record can unexpectedly stop working, leaving you locked out of your Windows system. If you ...

The Linux distro is due to release a version of its operating system that can be run directly off a CD-ROM, so that people can try Gentoo without installing it The next version of Gentoo, due for ...