I'd prefer not to have an ISO image 55GB in size, I'd like it to be of just what i have installed which right now is about 900 MB. I tried to 'dd' it but it created a 55GB image (size of the hard ...

If you’ve been wanting to try Linux, whether because you’re worried about privacy in Windows 10, don’t like Microsoft’s “ignore what users want” approach or want to stay out of Apple’s walled garden, ...

Ventoy 1.1.08 now supports FreeBSD 15.0; boot its ISO from my multi-ISO USB. Ventoy supports 1,300+ tested ISOs; packing dozens of systems on one stick is easy. FreeBSD 15.0 introduces pkgbase; use ...

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OK, you've settled on which version of Linux you want to load on your old PC. Here's how to make it happen. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog ...

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