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Most people will fall into one of these categories:
!! Never seen Linux before
-__No-obligation, try before you buy__. You can try out Linux without actually installing it on your PC, by booting up with one of the many [LiveCD] distributions available. KnoppixLinux was the pioneer, but there are now many other choices, including Kanotix and ones like Damn Small Linux and Puppy Linux which are small enough to fit on a business-card-sized CD. Ubuntu (see below)
also comes in
a LiveCD version.
+__No-obligation, try before you buy__. You can try out Linux without actually installing it on your PC, by booting up with one of the many [LiveCD] distributions available. KnoppixLinux was the pioneer, but there are now many other choices, including Kanotix and ones like Damn Small Linux and Puppy Linux which are small enough to fit on a business-card-sized CD. The [
Ubuntu] CD
also runs as
a LiveCD version.
Try a few things from the menu and get familiar with it, see that Linux isn't just a command prompt any more, it's a stable, professional operating system. But you get better performance running software off a hard drive than from a CD. Although most of the abovementioned Live CD distros can be installed to your hard disk, you'll probably be better off moving to one of the mainstream distros.
!! Desktop user
