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Run Ubuntu Linux on a USB drive

Find out how to run Ubuntu from a USB thumbdrive and, for kicks, do it in Windows

Published: 25 Mar 2008 00:00 GMT

Run Ubuntu Linux on a USB drive

Tom Merritt CNET Software

Published: 25 Mar 2008

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Run Ubuntu Linux on a USB drive

Find out how to run Ubuntu from a USB thumbdrive and, for kicks, do it in Windows.

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