The bottom
line is that the less you know about Linux, the more you should try to have computer hardware
that is up to spec to have a pleasant experience.
If you already have a Linux system sitting in front of you, Chapters 2 through 6 will walk you
through the Linux shell, desktop usage, and some basic system administration. If you don??™t
have a Linux system running on your computer yet, you have a couple of choices:
Try a bootable Linux??”If you have another OS on your machine and are reluctant to
disturb the contents of your computer, a bootable Linux enables you to run Linux
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directly from a removable medium (DVD, CD, or even a floppy disk in some cases).
You??™ll be able to try Linux without even touching the contents of your hard disk. As
noted earlier, distributions such as Damn Small Linux will run well even on less
powerful machines.
Install Linux on your hard disk??”If you have available disk space that??™s not already
assigned to Windows or another system, you can install Linux on your hard disk and
have a more permanent operating system. Some Linux distributions, such as SUSE and
Mandriva, enable you to resize your Windows hard disk to make room to install Linux.
Other Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu and Gentoo, enable you to try them out
from a live CD, and then install them to your hard disk from that running live CD.
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