Everyone has to start somewhere if he wants to try something new. I´ve been talking to many of my friends and I got the impression that many would make the switch to linux if there would be some sort of standard, some fire and forget Linux that you install just like windows xp for instance. With Vista on the doorstep and TCPA (Paladium, whatever it is called now) changing to Linux becomes more and more attractive even for those users that don´t want to learn everything from the start.

I´am babbling, forgive me. I found a comprehensive Linux guide which gives you a good understanding of the linux operating system. The guide visualizes everything with screenshots and code tags to assist new users even more. If you ever thought of switching this guide might be just what you´ve been waiting for.

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Seems a lot of my favorite tools and distributions come out in new versions these days. Damn Small Linux is a Linux distribution that is only 50 megabytes in size. It can be used as a live CD, means you can boot it from cd once you burned it to one. (Is also able to run from usb and from within windows).

The distribution is perfect for older computers, I don´t think lots of people are using computers that do not meet the minimum specs. Should run fine on every Pentium or AMD cpu with 16 or more ram. Has also the ability to run fully in ram, you only need 128 megs for this feature. Check it out, its worth a try.

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I´am like most of you using windows xp as my primary operating system. I always pondered if I should make a complete change to Linux, make a dual boot system or stay with windows. Every decision would have advantages but also disadvantages.

The site bellevuelinux lists 25 reasons to convert to Linux and they are doing a good job. What they are saying is basically that its free and more secure. I agree with most of their reasons but some do not make lots of sense to me.

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If you want to make the switch from windows to linux you should know some common differences between the two operating systems. A techrepublic article describes ten differences that every new linux user should know before making the switch.

The article explains the differences of the file hierarchy, gives on overview on *nix permissions and the command line interface. Its great for a quick overview of some of the key features of linux. It won´t be useful for more experienced users though. Nevertheless its worth to take a look.

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Netstat is a free little tool that comes with a windows operating system and that is also available for Linux and Unix. Netstat shows all open ports on your machine.

You run it by opening your command prompt and typing netstat. Its highly customizable using switches like netstat -a. Its mainly used to get a quick overview on whats happening on your system connection wise.

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