Chapter 1. Quick Start Installation
Linux is an extremely powerful operating system. It can be installed in a number of different configurations: for example, as a single desktop, as a file and print server, or with a custom combination of components. Linux can be installed to occupy the entire file system of your computer or to co-exist with another operating system (such as Microsoft Windows). This "Quick Start" chapter assumes that you will be turning your computer over to Linux in its entirety.
As you are quite possibly all too aware, Windows computers running on the Intel platform come with a mind-boggling array of hardware peripherals, components, and configurations. Although it is becoming somewhat more mainstream to purchase an Intel-compatible ...
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