Frank, I would recommend setting up a virtual machine. This way, you can run an x86 GNU/Linux distribution within Windows 8 just like any other software application. Oracle's VirtualBox is free to use (no cost) and has worked fairly well for my needs: https://www.virtualbox.org/. If you're unfamiliar with virtual machines (VMs), you should start with VirtualBox's fairly-decent documentation : https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html. Another option is booting a linux distro from live CD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_live_CDs. Going the live CD/DVD route would definitely work for the book, but using a VM, while it might take a bit more upfront effort/time to get going, should make working through the book more pleasurable, as the live CDs often run slowly.
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