25 Linux tips for Windows switchers | Linux Today

25 Linux tips for Windows switchers

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 31, 2009

“Here are 25 things you need to know that will make your
transition to an open source OS easy.

“The basics
1. What’s a distribution?
Linux isn’t sold as a single package like Windows or MacOS. There
are lots of variations on the basic operating system put together
by different people for different reasons. Some might be hardware
specific – designed to run on netbooks, for example – while some
might be tailored towards particular uses, like general desktops,
webservers or multimedia workstations.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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