[wplug] Boot your PC into Linux directly from your phone

Justin at js-wordsmith.com Justin at js-wordsmith.com
Tue Mar 26 09:20:31 EDT 2013


Wouldn't it be great if you could take Linux with you everywhere you go?
Sure, you could buy a USB drive, but it's one more thing to carry, and
you've got to prepare it ahead of time. Oh, did you need another distro?
Too bad for you unless you're near a computer that has burning software
available.
If you've got an Android device, you're in luck. Check out what I just
found on Google+:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/boot-your-pc-directly-from-your-phone-with-drivedroid/
It's an Android app that lets your device emulate a USB drive so you can
boot directly from your phone. You don't have to prepare anything, either;
it comes with a full catalog of ready-to-use Linux and BSD images that you
can download on the fly and keep in storage for later use. 
This sure would make InstallFests more convenient, wouldn't it? And it will
certainly come in handy the next time I need to fix a Windows installation.

Justin Smith
Electronic Communication Specialist
http://www.js-wordsmith.com




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