There are many Linux distros. The most popular include; Debian which is 19 years old, Fedora, Ubuntu, Mageia and Mint Linux which uses the Cinnamon desktop interface.
From any of the websites for the many Linux distros out there.
"Distros", or distributions.
There are many open-source OS distributions (distros) branching out from the Linux Kernel. Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Puppy, to name but three.
Primarily unpaid and volunteer support through community forums and IRC rooms. Some distros have paid support available, though this option is not common for home users.
Chances are you can find exactly what you are looking for by looking on the website craigslist or ebay. There are many companies and businesses renting systems with Linux distros already preloaded.
It depends on the Linux you are running. There are thousands of Linux distros. It is possible that your distro wasn't intended to run DVD-ROM. But most Linux will run them.
virtually all linux distros are free, excluding internet use and man hours to get it going.
The only real advantage of SUSE Linux over other distros IMO is that windows users could install it and not be too lost. Although some other Linux OS are nearly as easy to use as SUSE now.
Commercial distributors of Linux include: Canonical, LTD (makers of Ubuntu) Novell (makers of SUSE) Red Hat (makers of Red Hat Enterprise Linux) Xandros, Inc (makers of Xandros) Other distros include: Debian Fedora Slackware Linux from Scratch
Various distros have slightly different methods for booting and running from a USB Flash drive. You can find tutorials for many of these distros at the link below.
Desktop computers and laptop use the same OS. Microsoft Windows is one popular OS, Macintosh OS X is another, as is Linux in in its many Distros.
A modern Linux kernel can be reduced down to about 300k in size. Numerous older Linux distros were designed to fit on a single floppy disk. Some more modern Linux distributions that require little space are: * Tiny Core Linux - 10 MB * Damn Small Linux - 50 MB * Puppy Linux - 100 MB * SLAX - 200 MB