A Windows User's Guide to Getting Started with Linux | Linux Today

A Windows User’s Guide to Getting Started with Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 31, 2011

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There are countless Windows users who have never once
tried using Linux, and in many cases, they are unaware of the
benefits they can get from either switching to Linux entirely, or
using both operating systems (as I do). The Linux community doesn’t
tend to focus its evangelism on winning Windows users over, either.
However, there are a number of free resources available for Windows
users who want to take the Windows plunge. In this post, you’ll
find several of them worth looking into.


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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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