Does this Drive have the option to use Linux on it?
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Truly sorry can't answer your question, I just installed mountain lion on it as soon i got it, best regards
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To the best of my knowledge, yes it does. You can get more information by simply googlying Crucial M4 + Linux.
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I do not see why it would not. It is a strait SSDD, so only more reliable and faster hard drive.
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The drive comes like any other drive and can be used with any OS that supports hard drives. There is no reason why multiple OS installs can't be made on it, following the standard multi-boot issues.
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Yes it does. It will come formatted with FAT32, so you will have to change it to NTFS, but it is possible.
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It doesnot support linux. I have tried it on Ubuntu and Fedora. Use only for windows.
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I bought this from Amazon but haven't opened the box because the box blurb mentioned Windows and MacOSbut didn't mention Linux? I have a Linux netbook
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This is not an answer to the question, in this case a statement. First I was extremely interested in the comment and it was quite helpful. However, does the machine function with single boot to a Linux distribution of some flavor?
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Yes they can be bootable. I have all loaded with various Linux distributions on them.
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This depends entirely on your host system (Linux?) or the filesystem on the drive. Any modern Linux kernel will have USB support available. I have used these devices many times with Linux to do data recovery on windows filesystems.
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No, it is a bare drive. I used a usb2IDE appliance and Clonezilla, a free OpenSource download.
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The CD that came with mine had software for both Windows and Linux. (I could not figure out how to install the linux version.)
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Dear John, I do not use Linux, but I am sure Roze from support will get back to you fast with the answer. support@plugable.zendesk.com
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I am able to use it with Linux without the software, so I assume you can just mount the drive like any other USB drive in Windows.
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It comes with Linux, but by using a USB optical drive, you should be able to install Windows. I recommend trying XP SP2 or SP3. Not sure, but you may need SATA drivers for XP to work... [PirateBay has XP Pro SP3 w/ SATA drivers, if you're not above that sort of thing. ;-) ] No idea about OS X, Google "Hackintosh" for more info on that.
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Linux, Unix, & some other efficient OS's yes. You can even run versions of Linux off a thumb drive, CD, or DVD. Windows or Mac OS's, no. For maximum speed & performance, you're better off putting the OS on a smaller internal drive (or on a separate patition of the internal drive), & using the larger internal or external drive for storage & back-up. The internal drive will run & transfer data much faster than a USB one. Write times would be painfully slow running an OS from a USB device or disk, read times not too bad, but still slower than an internal drive.
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Linux is an OS right? This is strictly hardware, should work with anything.
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Sorry to say the answer is NO. The system will not boot from CD/DVD or USB drive so no way to install any other Operating System
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The stripped down Linux it ships with will let it boot but is not otherwise useful. I installed Fedora 20 desktop with the help of a USB connected DVD drive. I use it daily and am very pleased with it. I think that it is an outstanding value. I do use a wireless trackball to make up for the integrated mousepad which is not outstanding.
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I am using it on XP, but not sure about Linux. I should as it is a physical switch and not software driven.