If your PC has been experiencing strange system crashes, or even the dreaded Blue Screen of Death, it's worth running some tests to check your system hardware. Luckily the Ubuntu Live CD has some ...

Have you ever wanted a nice, personalized copy of Ubuntu to take around with you? Even if you aren't well versed in the terminal, Remastersys makes it very easy to create a customized live CD from the ...

Ubuntu Linux 6.06 Beta was released just a couple of days ago (April 20). Windows or Mac users who might tentatively want to try out a Linux distro should check out the LiveCD download. This allows ...

I have a Dell Dimension E521 with an ATI Radeon X1300 Pro 3D videocard and I cannot get an Ubuntu Live CD to work. <BR><BR>The CD will get into the options and if I select Start/Install or Start in ...

When the Asus Eee PC came out last year, we found that the eeextremely eeenticing subnotebook had the potential to be a real game-changer. Indeed, the diminutive wonder has spawned countless imitation ...

I mentioned yesterday that I was trying out the beta LiveCD of Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake to its friends). First, the good news: Ubuntu LiveCD is a technological marvel, a fabulous achievement. The ...

In my recent column “Security Features in Ubuntu” (LJ, March 2008), I mentioned that the live CD method of running Linux from a CD-ROM or DVD rather than directly from a hard drive has important and ...

Ubuntu Linux 8.10, aka Intrepid Ibex, is the most popular Linux distribution available for installing on your PC, thanks to its steadily improving hardware compatibility and installation software, ...

The latest version of Ubuntu has been out for nearly a month now and if you're anything like us the peaceably-named operating system is now sitting untouched after you gave it a quick go for a week or ...