If you are a Linux user, you might already know about this great feature of Linux. As the portability of Linux is one of the best features of it. This allows you to carry your own system while not actually carrying your PC with you. For those of you know who doesn’t know what is portability when related to Linux? Let’s see that first.
Portability when in relation to Linux or any other software means how easily can it(here, in this case, Linux) be transferred from one computer to another computer.
Although it might require some efforts to use Linux distro on a computer, which was working fine on another computer. But if these efforts are under reasonable limits then it still counts as portable.
You might be really surprised about how easy is to use one Linux distros on various computers without much effort. So about How you can make Linux portable, we will talk about that later in this article. First Let’s see How is Linux so portable?
Linux is portable because it was created with portability in mind. While creating it, Linus thought it was important and cool, for Linux to be supported on the largest possible variety of processors. That’s why most older intel CPU processors are still supported.
Linux distros come bundled with the drivers required to run almost every hardware. This allows you to use your installed Linux distro on almost any computer. And if hardware like GPU is not being supported, then you can fix that by installing open-source drivers for that respective GPU.
The best way to make a Linux distro portable is to install that Linux distro on a USB thumb drives with persistence. So that you will be able to carry your installed Linux system with you. You can use this installed Linux on any PC you want. For that, all you need to do is just plug this USB drive in a PC and boot from it.
Although not every Linux distro supports installation on a USB drive. Here are various such Linux distros that support installation on USB. This will allow you to carry your own Linux system with you. This has various advantages which we will see below. Here is how you can install Linux distro on a USB thumb drive.
There are occasions when are unable to carry your own PC even if you might need it. In conditions when there is a limit to baggage weight you carry. Like when you are travelling and flight has a limit over how much weight you can carry and you have to avoid carrying your laptop with you.
In such cases, a portable Linux distro can come to your rescue. As when you need to do your work you can connect your Linux USB to any public PC around and use it without worries. PC’s available at Hotels is one of such options to use your Linux distro.
Linux distro are already secure and when using them from a USB, it works completely in an isolated environment from the PC you are using it on. This keeps your data secure from public PC and allows you to do your work securely.
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