Install Linux in your Dropbox account using VirtualBox

Dropbox is a very popular online storage service which provides 2GB of free space to store all your files, and selectively share them with the public. What is really nice about Dropbox is that it provides tools which integrates with Windows, Linux and Mac OSX and makes uploading and downloading files to and from your Dropbox, and act as a conduit for backing up all your important files - a seamless affair.

LinuxHaxor has a nice writeup on how to use your free 2GB Dropbox account to install your choice of Linux distribution via Sun's VirtualBox. Make sure the Linux distribution you choose is less than 2GB in size when installed as you will be limited by the 2GB space on Dropbox.

The writeup walks one through the installation of Damn Small Linux on Dropbox using VirtualBox. Read the article.