Friday, June 05, 2009

Migrating to Linux in 5 Steps

As always, I advise following the link at the top of the clip to the full article for more detail.
clipped from www.nixtutor.com

1. A Fresh Copy of your Favorite Distro

My favorite place to view the list of available distros and their features is a site called Distrowatch.

2. Back up your Data

Before doing anything major, like changing operating systems, on a computer it is wise to create a backup of your data.

3. Is your hardware compatible?

In modern Linux distributions hardware compatibility is usually not an issue; however, it is easy to check hardware issues with a LiveCD.

4. Identify your essential programs

The next step is to write down the applications that you use every day. This will help you determine what to install once you get Linux up and running.

5. Have a fresh hard drive/partition ready to go

When your backup is finished make sure you have an entire drive or partition ready for Linux before you install.
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