What do you use your USB flash drive for? Have you considered running Linux from it? A Linux Live USB flash drive is a great way to try out Linux without making any changes to your computer.

Download Ubuntu from the official website, and then download UNetBootin, Universal USB Installer or LinuxLive USB Creator.

Also, in order to run Linux from your USB drive, your BIOS will have to support booting from your USB device, but most newer computers will be able to do this.

Download the Rufus USB bootable image creator. Burn your Ubuntu image to a USB flash drive choosing “GPT partition scheme for UEFI computer” and “FAT32” options.

But if you want to browse the internet, stream, or use most productivity software or office suites, you’ll find a capable ...

If your PC can boot from a USB drive, you should get a program that will let you run and install Linux from a USB drive. My particular favorite for this job is Yumi for Windows.

That’s it for now! These options—especially booting from USB devices—should pave the way for a whole new generation of easier-to-use full Linux systems for Chromebooks.

Do you want to run a full Linux desktop installation on your Chromebook without giving up ChromeOS? This alteration will give you access to both complete operating systems running simultaneously so ...