Linux
is name for its freedom and experimenting. Most of the open source operating
system is capable of testing its environment without actual installation,
called ‘Live CD’. With ‘Live CD’ facility today you don’t need to burn
disc to try out a new Linux distro. Using a couple of tools you can create a
bootable Linux stick. Here I am going to explain tool say Yumi. It is a free
tool.
What
you need?
1. Live CD image of the distros you want
2. Yumi Multiboot USB creator. Yumi
supports well known distributions such as Ubuntu, Knoppix and Pclinux. For
download Yumi go to http://www.tinyurl.com/digit-yumi
3. UBS drive
How
to make your own multi boot stick?
Yumi
closely resembles an installer. After downloading Yumi follow steps written
below
Step
1: Run Yumi Multiboot USB creator.
Step
2: On the first screen you’ll have to
accept a license agreement.
Step
3: Next, Select USB drive using its drive
letter.
Step
4: Click on the browser button, and select
the distribution you are using.
Step
5: Select iso image of Linux distro. If
you haven’t already downloaded the image of Linux distro you want Yumi can do
it for you!
Step6:
Once done, Yumi asks you whether you
want to add another Linux distribution from list. You either say ‘yes’ or run
the program again later and do steps 1 to step 3 and press create Live CD.
(If don’t have images of Linux operating system you can download them from respective manufactures site. In most case it has a size of 600 to 1500 MBs. Moreover you can make any number of copies of downloaded image and can distribute them legally. You can also get source code of them. Using this you build your own system or can modify them. For building your own system or updating you should have some knowledge about system programing and compilation.)