25 Linux tips for Windows switchers
Don't see what all the Windows 7 fuss is about and thinking of jumping ship to Linux?
The experience of switching to Linux needn't be a traumatic one.
Here are 25 things you need to know that will make your transition to an open source OS easy.
The basics
1. What's a distribution?
Linux isn't sold as a single package like Windows or MacOS. There are lots of variations on the basic operating system put together by different people for different reasons.
Some might be hardware specific - designed to run on netbooks, for example - while some might be tailored towards particular uses, like general desktops, webservers or multimedia workstations.
Think of them as like the different versions of Vista, but with many more apps in each package. Each of these different bundles is called a 'distribution'.
The pain-free guide to switching Linux distros
2. How are they different?
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