Test drive Linux with nothing but a flash drive

OpenSource.com ^ | 27 October 2014 | Scott Nesbitt

[GeronL]

HDD’s spin at a high velocity, this is why laptops are lighter when they are on, it distorts gravity with such a spin.

//sarcasm

[wetphoenix]

I wonder what would make a motive behind an idea to run LINUX on Apple machine?

[logitech]

pfl

[wrench]

“How is a flash drive with no moving parts slower than a HDD that is spinning with a head that has to physically move across the sectors to read the data?”

The read/write speed is slower for a flash due to the mother-board architecture.

Install your OS onto a flash and see for yourself.

[ExTxMarine]

I have two old HP boat anchor laptops which were saved from the boat by SLAX!

They run better now than at any time with Windows whatever installed - of course, that really isn’t saying much!

[Darnright]

>I wonder what would make a motive behind an idea to run LINUX on Apple machine?<

Heh. I learned a bit about Linux just by accessing the UNIX that runs under OS X. I got to fool with Vi, which is a dandy word processor, and got my Macbook to do all sorts of interesting things.

I used to run Linux on a Windows 7 laptop via Wubi.

[CynicalBear]

Mark for later

[reed13k]

bump for later

[Pecos]

"rubbing". Spell checker is not your friend.

[The Duke]

If you keep doing that your monitor will go dim.

Keyboard to Monitor: "Was it good for you?"

[JoeFromSidney]

Running Linux from a CD-ROM means you can't save any files on it. Running Linux from a memory stick means you can save files on it. This can be a good way of keeping files that you don't want anyone to find off your computer. Just hide the memory stick well. You can probably think of situations in which this capability could be valuable.

[S.O.S121.500]

DUHbookBUMP

[doorgunner69]

BKFL, might be interesting if I get a 4GB thumbdrive

[TurboZamboni]

bump to confuse myself later.

[politicianslie]

Yep