[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> you should go out to a local comp store and buy linux. yeah, it's free but
> the reason that you have to pay for it is for the tech support and printed
> manuals. if you go buy it, it'll save you A LOT of headaches and time.
> plus, you'll get lots of utilities, a bootable cd-rom, and less stress. i
> just went to wal-mart and bought mandrake linux (published by macmillian)
> for $25. or you can go out and buy linux books and most of them should come
> w/ a free distribution of linux (probably red hat)...actually, you should go
> to amazon.com and find books for linux and see what books ppl like then go
> buy it. or thirdly, you can borrow a copy of linux from a friend. (btw,
> openlinux is claim to be easier to install than red hat, mandrake claims to
> be the easiest and it's based on red hat).
It's only as easy if your computer has compatible hardware.
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-ec
