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3 Easy ways to try out Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 9, 2009

“1: Live CD/DVD/USB
This is the best way to try out Linux. You download an .iso file (a
full copy of a CD), and you burn it onto a CD with an iso burning
program like: Infrarecorder or ImgBurn (Or nero). Then you reboot
your PC…

“WUBI/mint4win
The hard days of manually partitioning your hard drive are over. No
more burning and booting live CD’s. Just download WUBI. Windows
Ubuntu Installer – the new way to install Linux. This is the most
fool proof way to install linux.”

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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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