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Click: "I first tried the live CD on my Dell desktop. It booted, but not after the usual Fedora disc access errors, which take up a minute of time before the disc boots and then seem to have no effect whatsoever on subsequent loading and performance of the OS and applications."

If you read this bug entry, you'll see that getting root access on an Android-based phone is rather easier than originally thought.

It seems that the phone simply boots with a root shell listening to the keyboard, regardless of any other applications running.

Be careful what you type... (a bit more information can be found on this page).

Many software applications have now moved to the cloud and this has resulted in a bigger demand for inexpensive netbook computers.

In this market there are two rival operating systems, Windows XP and Linux. Linux is cheaper than Windows XP, is also more stable, boots more quickly and is generally very reliable.

In November, Asus will ship a $400 Windows-based "nettop" that includes an integrated touchscreen and Linux-based "Express Gate" quick boot technology.

IT Wire: "Ubuntu 8.10 'Intrepid Ibex' Alpha 6 absolutely flies on my laptop. It boots faster and generally feels more responsive than the 8.04 version, which again felt faster than 7.10 and 7.04."

Here's a step-by-step account of the command line fix you can make by booting into "single user mode." The fix is written from an Ubuntu perspective, but applies to most any Linux system that boots with the GRUB manager.

It's also a reminder that even a password-protected Linux box isn't truly protected from the curious, so encrypt your data.

A new netbook for European schools runs Linux on a Chinese-designed processor. With a generous 10-inch, 1024×600 display, the 2.4-pound Emtec Gdium boots Mandriva Linux from removable USB flash keys, running it in 512MB of DDR2 RAM on a 900MHz Loongson-2F processor made by STMicroelectronics (ST).

PC World: "We looked at the Linux (Linpus) version for this review, which has an 8GB SSD and 512MB of DDR2 RAM accompanying its 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU.

Straight out of the box, the Linpus interface boots up in around 20sec."

Last night , at around 5am I saw my first terminal prompt and I knew I'd won. Sure it crashes, but only on the rare occasion that it actually boots so it's not really a problem.

Anyways, here is the guide …

"The Acer Aspire One, for example, boots up in about 10 seconds and uses a version of the Linux operating system instead of Windows."