Fred has come up with a precompiled Linux distribution that is easy to use. (There are others you can find at sourceforge.net but without some of the network tools on Fred’s CD; use a keyword of ...

Can this be run as a Live USB kind of thing? Their website is not clear on this. Don't trust its installer to preserve my Linux/Windows dual boot config.

So installing a complete Linux distribution — desktop and all — may be a better option for you. A few years ago, I played around with a halfway measure to run a KDE desktop on a Chromebook within the ...