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Well I have been shamed into spending some time learning a few basics with Linux and as a starting point, because I (nearly every month now) get people asking for my help on their laptop, I have decided to use a 1Gb USB stick and make that booting. I have been messing about with it over Easter and have tried Feather linux, no joy past initial boot, DSL (Damn Small Linux) even worse and so I had a look on this page I chose this version because of the utilities available as standard and the fact that I also wanted to maintain the integrity of the laptop hard drive I may be fixing/rescuing at the time. I installed via Windows USB Backtrack Linux. Followed the simple installation instructions and booted first time, not only that it detected the available wifi connections so I was on the web before I knew it after putting in the key of course.
Whilst being early days yet it appears slick and versatile and the fact that it is contained all on a pen drive makes it very portable. I will try out some of the utilities and report back.
Whilst being early days yet it appears slick and versatile and the fact that it is contained all on a pen drive makes it very portable. I will try out some of the utilities and report back.