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Trying Linux for the First Time: A Beginner’s Guide

I’m constantly surprised by people who tell me they’d like to try Linux, but think it’s “too hard”.

There seems to be a common misapprehension that Linux is “for geeks”. Certainly, this was once the case: dedicated users compiled their own kernels, and it wasn’t for the faint-hearted.

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