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K. HitchcockThe Enterprise Linux Administratorhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8801-6_4

4. Installing Linux for the First Time

Kenneth Hitchcock1  
(1)
Hampshire, UK
 

The first steps to learning anything new is to practice and practice. In this chapter, we will start to explore a few hands-on exercises for you to start learning how to use Linux.

We will first look at what Linux distributions we will use and where you can find them; we will then look at platforms where you can practice and build your Linux systems. Once we have established the basics to get started, our first Linux distribution we will install is Ubuntu, followed by Fedora and OpenSUSE. Finally, ...

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