How to Get Started with Linux
Have you always wanted to find out more about linux, but were not sure where to start? Here is a little information on where to find, and how to run and / or install a linux distribution. What is Linux? Linux is the kernel, or core part of an operating system that is free from any software licenses. Free to download, and install on as many machines as you like. Here's an explanation from http://www.gnu.org/ The GNU Operating System - Free as in Freedom What is the GNU project? The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete Unix-like operating system which is free software: the GNU system. Variants of the GNU operating system, which use the kernel called Linux, are now widely used; though these systems are often referred to as "Linux", they are more accurately called GNU/Linux systems. GNU is a recursive acronym for "GNU's Not Unix"; it is pronounced guh-noo, approximately like canoe. Trying Linux First, you may not have known that ...