Contents

• Introduction
  • General description of this Guide
  • Conventions
  • Why Linux?
  • Is Linux for me?
    • What are the benefits of Linux?
    • What are the differences between Linux and UNIX?
    • What are the differences between Linux and MS Windows?
    • I don't believe in free software, etc.
    • ``There ain't no such thing as a free lunch''
    • I need warranty and security. With commercial software, I can sue if things go wrong.
    • I need standards. Big software corporations (Microsoft) provide standards.
    • I Need MS Windows for Reading Writing MS Word Documents
    • MS Windows popularity insures that it is ``here to stay''
    • But LINUX may fork into many different systems ...
    • Linux lacks a central development blueprint (or roadmap)
    • Linux is a cult
    • The total cost of ownership (TCO) of Linux is high
    • Linux is idealistic ``dreaming''; it is business that rules the world nowadays
    • Linux may be found to violate somebody else's ``intellectual property'' (IP)
    • Linux sux etc.
  
  
• Before Linux Installation
  • Which Linux distribution should I use?
    • Popular Distributions
    • Comments About Linux Distributions
    • Will my hardware work under Linux?
    • Getting Linux
  
  
• Linux Shortcuts and Commands (Highly recommended)
  • Notes for the UNIX Clueless
  • Linux Essential Keyboard Shortcuts and Sanity Commands
    • Moving around your Linux computer
    • Command-line Shortcuts
    • X11 (graphical-interface) Shortcuts
    • Non-Essential Shortcuts
  • Help Commands
  • System Info