I recently discovered APTonCD, a utility that makes it easy to store Ubuntu packages on a CD or DVD so that they can be installed again later without having to ...

There are already a couple of safe, easy ways to try out Linux on a Windows desktop system. But a new option could be the easiest one of all.Windows users who want to kick the tires on a Linux distro ...

I like finding risk-free ways to try out Linux distros because I can show them to folks who are curious about Linux but not yet ready to throw the Windows discs into the trash can. One way to try ...

Windows (portable): We were seriously impressed with Portable Ubuntu when we first saw it, running a Windows-aware Ubuntu from a thumb drive. Now a third version is out with an updated OS and apps, ...

Ever want to run an entire Linux install as a Windows application? With free application Portable Ubuntu you can -- and you can have it tag along with you on a flash drive. Portable Ubuntu lets you ...