Run Ubuntu Linux on a USB drive

Tom Merritt CNET Software

Published: 25 Mar 2008

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

Credit: Run Ubuntu Linux on a USB drive from CNET.com

Review Hardy Heron is an incremental set of advances on earlier versions, but all the advances are in the right direction. Unfortunately, a known and unfixed bug means we can't currently recommend it for enterprise use. [25 Apr 2008]

Photos: Inside the Hardy Heron

Photo Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, otherwise known as Hardy Heron, is released today. Check out some of its new features here, and stand by for our full review. [24 Apr 2008]

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