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THG On Migrating To Linux

Posted by timothy on from the how-would-you-do-it dept.

inphinity writes "The fine folks over at Tom's Hardware have posted an interesting guide titled Migrating from Windows to Linux. In the first of what will hopefully be several parts, they describe what steps to take to back up critical data and move to open-source apps. All in all, a fairly in-depth and comprehensive step-by-step guide. As a nice touch, they've even included a downloadable checklist for confused people."

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  1. nice stuff by Is_907 · · Score: 4, Informative

    my compliments to the chef... er, writers! the guys at tom's have put together a good article there. to the previous reply: Mdk, RH, and Fedora are all considerably more "user-friendly" distributions. many of my friends dove in with Slackware or Debian and are extremely well versed in Linux now but for most people i still recommend RH or Mdk (i haven't tried Fedora yet)

  2. Not much meat.... by hot_Karls_bad_cavern · · Score: 5, Informative

    A somewhat helpful article, but not too much meat and i hate clicking through so many pages during one article.

    i still maintain the best way to learn is to sit and watch a linux-savy friend do a few installs, ask questions, take notes, and keep them near when you try it for the first time. Sorry, but that's the best way ;)

  3. Confusion? by OwlWhacker · · Score: 4, Informative

    they've even included a downloadable checklist for confused people.

    What if the confused people are too confused to understand how to download it?

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  4. Re:interesting.. by TheDigitalRaven · · Score: 5, Informative

    Debian's good for people who already have some clue about Linux, or indeed experience with *nix-alike OSen. Mandrake and SUSE (I have no experience with RH/Fedora) are both better suited for the first time user migrating from Windows. Less command-prompt stuff to begin with, a default installer which detects their hardware and doesn't ask questions that even a Windows "power-user" considers arcane, and a reasonable set of defaults for someone wanting to learn Linux with the minimum of culture-shock.

  5. 9 Steps Windows-to-Linux roadmap (IBM) by Erik_ · · Score: 5, Informative

    IBM also published in yesterday's Red Book newsletter, a 9 steps program to learn how to migrate from Windows to Linux.
    Windows-to-Linux Roadmap

  6. Re:theOpenCD by Sevn · · Score: 4, Informative

    No other email/NG reader I've ever tries even comes close.

    Try "Pan" for news. It only does news, but it looks a lot like evolution. It's pretty badass.

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