The advantage of a bootable Linux is that
you can try out Linux without touching the contents of your computer??™s
hard drive. In particular, KNOPPIX is a full-featured Linux
system that can give you a good feel for how Linux works. Using
the DVD or CD, you can try out several different live CDs, as
described in Appendix A. Some of these live CDs also include features
for installing Linux to your hard disk. Although live CDs tend
to run slower than installed systems and don??™t keep your changes
once you reboot, they are good tools for starting out with Linux.
Install a desktop Linux system??”Choose one of the Linux distributions
and install it on your computer??™s hard disk. Permanently
installing Linux to your hard disk gives you more flexibility for adding
and removing software, accessing and saving data to hard disk, and
more permanently customizing your system. Installing Linux as a
desktop system lets you try out some useful applications and get
the feel for Linux before dealing with more complex server issues.
This chapter provides you with an overview of how to choose a Linux distribution,
and then describes issues and topics that are common to installing
most Linux distributions. Appendix A describes which Linux distributions
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Choosing a Linux distribution
Getting a Linux distribution
Understanding installation issues
Installing Linux
are included on this book??™s DVD and CD and how to run them live or use them to install Linux
permanently.
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