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PC Week: Tips for those taking the Linux plunge

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 1, 1999

Thanks to Marty for this
link.

“Speed and stability are two of the many reasons that IT
departments have been examining Linux as a serious adjunct to or
replacement for Windows NT Server or NetWare. However, installation
problems and related configuration questions have stymied many
people looking to take the Linux plunge.

“Typical is the experience of Linda Colloran, a computer
instructor at Ashland High School, in Ashland, Ore. Her students
were attempting to install a Slackware version of Linux and hit a
wall when specifying how hard disk partitions should be
structured.”


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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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