How to install Linux
Many Windows users never install an operating system. Typically, Windows is already installed on the system the average user buys. In addition, upgrading to a newer version of Windows can also require that you also upgrade your hardware, including your RAM, hard drive, and possibly even the CPU. Yet, installing Linux can be almost preternaturally simple, especially when compared to wrestling with a Windows upgrade on an old system. If you're new to Linux, any desktop-oriented commercial distribution should work, but we prefer SUSE LINUX from Novell ( www.novell.com ). No matter which distribution, or distro, you choose (see the "Choosing A Linux Distribution" sidebar for more), you'll follow roughly the same steps outlined in this article to install it. Choose A PC For Linux Before you install Linux, you must choose a PC to install the distribution on. Depending on your inventory of PCs and your financial situation, you have several opti...