Getting Started With Linux

 Linux is hot again. In fact, there’s never been a better time for Microsoft Windows users to give Linux a whirl.

The OS is more usable than ever, easier to install, and more compatible with PC hardware. It still helps to be somewhat tech-savvy to get the most out of Linux, but that’s no longer a major requirement.
Not long ago, Linux seemed ready to make a serious dent in the supremacy of Windows on the PC desktop. Corporations had begun to adopt it, and consumer versions appeared that removed much of the Unix-based operating system’s oft-discussed user-unfriendliness.

Suddenly, installing Linux and getting a PC’s hardware to work was no longer solely the province of techies: Pretty well anyone could install it, work with it, and even use it regularly.

That was a few years ago. Since then, Linux’s fortunes have waxed and waned — mostly waned — but development of this open-source OS and its open-source applications have continued apace.

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