Purchasing Linux
The easiest way to obtain Linux is to purchase it. In fact, the very easiest way to obtain Linux is to purchase a computer with Linux already installed. Although it's certainly not as easy to buy a computer with Linux installed as to buy one with Windows installed, it's possible. Some companies that sell Linux workstations are Monarch Computer Systems (www.monarchcomputer.com) and Penguin Computing (www.penguincomputing.com). Laptops can also be purchased with Linux installed at these companies and at Emperor Linux (www.EmperorLinux.com), which specializes in selling laptops.
More often, you want to install Linux on a computer you already own—one with no operating system or with Windows already installed. To purchase Linux, order ...
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