[ Thanks to Ken Hess
for this link. ]
“When I started exploring Linux back in 1994-1995,
there were very few resources available and many of the problems I
experienced didn’t have solutions. That was a long time ago. The
situation has changed for the better. These days, there are
plentiful resources for those new to Linux or for those of you who
want to learn more. I’ve compiled a list, in no particular order,
of ten ways to explore Linux based on my experiences. Linux, for
me, has been a path to enlightenment about this Unix-like system on
commodity hardware and I hope others find it as fascinating and
enigmatic as I do.“1. Live CD – Live CDs are bootable CD images that you burn to a
CD or DVD, place in your CD/DVD drive, reboot your computer and
enjoy a full Linux-based system without installing, partitioning or
altering your current system. Everything runs from CD. Some things
don’t work well, or at all, but you’ll have a first-hand Linux
encounter that’s easy to use, acceptably fast and fully loaded. Go
to LWN’s Distribution page and search for “live” to find an
extensive list of this type of Linux distribution. Notable Live CD
distributions are: Fedora Spins, Knoppix and OpenSUSE.”