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Taking Linux On The Road With Ubuntu

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the portable-happiness dept.

Zebrahead writes "Tom's Hardware has a nice review of the Ubuntu H2. How about storing your operating system, including some applications, on a highly mobile device? This is exactly what the Ubuntu H2 was designed for. In theory, the Ubuntu H2 package can be run on virtually any computer that has at least one empty USB port. A tiny 1" hard drive with 3 GB capacity was teamed up with the Debian-based Linux distribution Ubuntu. Bundling a tiny storage device with a fully-featured open source operating system enables the user to take a system installation, all its settings and applications, and a limited amount of data with him. It would be great to take this pretty interesting product to an Internet café, a computer at a friend's location, or any other system you can think of."

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  1. Re:Linux vs. Windows by JimiSpier · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sans the inflamatory remarks I have to agree with you. When I was getting ready to start my university classes, I had to change to a more "grown up" operating system. Which was of course WinXp. Linux is still too chaotic of a OS to really compete with anything. There are too many things in Linux that do the same thing (If they work at all), and also I have to agree with you on drivers and installing new hardware. I am a registered Linux user, but for "big people" work and school stuff I have to use what works and what other people are using..

    With that said, I do respect Linux, I think there are some really cool distros out there that have a lot of potential, but its just not ready for the big league yet, maynot ever be. I still run Linux every once and a while for fun.. But for real world application I have to use Windows...

    I guess to each their own, if some people can do everything in Linux and enjoy doing so then great! You are a better nerd than I.. :)

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    Jimi Spier
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  2. You have to REALLY hate windows by NVP_Radical_Dreamer · · Score: 0, Troll

    To hate windows so bad that you would suffer through a 4 minute boot time AND pay $140 for it is a problem and you should really seek psychiatric advice, its just not healthy

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    The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

    - Winston Churchill
  3. Re:Mediocre Experience by Seumas · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well, it's a good thing that nvidia has the market on laptop video cards cornered!

    Oh wait, they don't.

    Not even remotely... :(