These days, it only takes an increasingly-cheap USB thumb drive and a program like UNetbootin to create a portable Linux desktop you can run on any computer that can boot from a USB port. But check ...

Puppy Linux began life as a really cool small-sized Linux distribution designed primarily for lower specification hardware while still providing most of the amenities that make Linux fun and usable.

As we mentioned last week, a new version of Puppy Linux is out and, because Puppy is extremely lightweight, it's an ideal candidate for installation on a USB stick or similar portable storage device.