Thinking of trying out Linux?

[faulkner132]

This is a really good link to read.
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=63315

He lays it out honestly and I found what he says to be 100% true. Very worthwhile read even if you aren't considering switching ...or already have .

[rspassey]

Nice article... was a good read.

[faulkner132]

Here is another excellent article for those of you thinking about giving Linux a shot.

This one focuses on another popular distro, Mandriva:
http://coulier.org/CMS/MDV_2006_homeusers_1_EN.html

Worth the read.

[Kareeser]

Reading both articles, I found both very helpful and informative. Raised in a windows environment, I thought I might as well give this a try... or at least crash and burn in a spectacular plume of light while doing so

To be honest, until I saw some screenshots of the Linux GUI (of the Mandriva variety) in action, I had always assumed that Linux was a DOS clone, with blocky, green text, and an impenetrable command line. Shows how much I know...

[EFG Tech]

I have not done this but I know the guys that do so if you are interested in this here is some information on PenDriveLinux

This walkthrough will illustrate how to install a SLAX Linux compilation to a USB stick through windows. You'll need the following:

128MB or Larger USB stick
HP USB tool (for formatting the stick)
A Live Slackware Linux compilation (Slax 5.0.6 was used in this demo)
Winrar (or another ISO extracting application)
Syslinux V2.11 (other versions may not work)

For more installation intructions you can visit this site

http://pendrivelinux.com/pdlforum/