I’m not a Linux expert, but I’ve had good luck making bootable Linux USB drives and testing whatever I want on those before making the actual install. It’s a fun way to switch flavors too.
Super small Linux distro made to run off a bootable flash drive. Typical size of the OS is under 2gb, so just about any flash drive you find these days is big enough to use.
Works great to get an old computer up and going again, quick and easy to setup since you don’t have to install anything on the computer. Perfect for light Internet usage, office/school work, etc. I wouldn’t try to run AAA games through it, but I used to play The Binding of Isaac and it handled it fine.
I’m not a Linux expert, but I’ve had good luck making bootable Linux USB drives and testing whatever I want on those before making the actual install. It’s a fun way to switch flavors too.
I ran Puppy Linux off of a flash drive on my main rig for about a year years ago before I got around to replacing the hard drive that failed…
Nothing is more permanent than a temporary solution!
Ok ok we’re still relatively newish to Linux deep lore, what the hecc is puppy Linux?!
https://puppylinux-woof-ce.github.io/
Super small Linux distro made to run off a bootable flash drive. Typical size of the OS is under 2gb, so just about any flash drive you find these days is big enough to use.
Works great to get an old computer up and going again, quick and easy to setup since you don’t have to install anything on the computer. Perfect for light Internet usage, office/school work, etc. I wouldn’t try to run AAA games through it, but I used to play The Binding of Isaac and it handled it fine.