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Blogcritics: Linux Truths, Half-Truths, and Myths

“When people find out I run Linux on my computer instead of
Windows or even Mac OS X they sometimes have funny ideas about what
it must be like. Some of it is historical; Linux used to be quite
difficult to administer in its younger days. Some of it is
misinformation, or no information at all. I hope to dispell some of
the misconceptions.

“Linux is difficult to install–Myth. For the most part.
Depending on the distribution, Linux is much faster and easier to
install than Windows is. A smooth install of Linux takes me about
an hour including installing updates, and even less
sometimes…”

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