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Tools for Migrating from Windows to Linux
Jan 7, 2009, 01 :32 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (5006 reads)

(Other stories by Matt Hartley)

"For Windows users, software installation is nearly always accomplished from some sort of simple GUI installer. The idea is basically to keep pounding away on the "next" button until the installer alerts its user that the installation has completed.

"Linux users, on the other hand, generally prefer the simplicity of installing software through a command line prompt. Different distributions have different means of making this happen, but generally the end goal is the same -- install/remove/update some specific software package.

"To become more familiar with this sort of behavior, I suggest getting your feet wet in the Windows world using a program called Win-Get. Based off of the same methodology of software installation for Debian Linux-based distributions, Win-Get allows its users to add and remove software via the command line using commands that are similar to what would be used in a Linux distribution such as Ubuntu."

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A reminder: People will learn a few thin ...   Working for something better   
Jose_X
Jan 7, 2009, 07:01:33
 
Here try burning this 94 Megabyte ISO im ...   Puppy Linux is a good LiveCD to tryout.   
Fred Finster
Jan 7, 2009, 07:49:38
 
I will continue to recommend that newbie ...   as long as Puppy runs as root   
Bernard Swiss
Jan 8, 2009, 03:13:46
 
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