Install Ubuntu onto USB flash drive There are a lot of Linux distros to choose from, but in our example, we are going to install Ubuntu using a Windows machine.

From the Hardware 2.0 mailbag: Can you install Ubuntu on a USB flash drive?Yes, yes you can. Here's how.

Hooking up I2C sensors is something which is generally associated with microcontrollers and SBCs, yet it’s very easy to use such I2C sensors from basically any system that runs Linux. After a… ...

Ubuntu 8.10, the Intrepid Ibex release of the free, open-source Linux distribution, is officially out and available for download. This release doe ...

Another even simpler way involves creating a bootable USB flash drive with a fully functional copy of Ubuntu installed.

Here's how to create your own disaster-recovery boot drive with Linux, and how to force Windows to shut down installing updates.

Here's a tip, in the Ubuntu open source tradition, to help smooth the process of downloading version 10.10 of the Linux OS for Canonical and other users.

Working with Ubuntu Once I loaded Ubuntu on a Chromebox using this method, I could install and run just about any Linux application, even most of those requiring 3D hardware.