Hi! Just got in!

[PurpleBee]

Hi! I'm new here! thanks for letting me in. Hope I'd enjoy my stay here. Most of all, I'd be expecting to get something informative. Especially, I'd never been so techie in whole life so I'd like to know about Linux . will you break it down to me how this thing can be so special to me if I'll buy this one later then. Thanks in advance for your help. more power !

wish you all the luck,
computerdoctor

[rokytnji]

Howdy and Welcome. None of us were born knowing how to run Linux.

will you break it down to me how this thing can be so special to me if I'll buy this one later then.

We are all volunteers here. Not sure what you mean about buying though.

[GregBrannon]

It's hard for a complete stranger to tell another stranger why something non-life critical might be special to them. It would be helpful to know about your previous computing experience, what you hope to do with computers in the future, your areas of interest, etc.

There's SO MUCH info on Linux available on the web. Rather than post links to all of that, I suggest you search around some. Wikipedia is a good place to start. As I've made the journey from other operating systems (OSs) to Linux, here is a little bit of what I learned:

I recommend you 'hang out' in the forums of your choice, whether they're Linux forums or photography forums or - you name it - and learn enough to ask specific questions about areas that confuse or concern you. Spend time in the installation and networking forums. See if other users are having trouble installing Linux on hardware the same as or similar to yours or if they're finding it difficult to get networking working on your network hardware. Unfortunately, you'll read a lot about problems and see far less on the successes. As a general rule, if you don't find problem posts, you can assume that someone is having luck with your setup somewhere.

If you haven't already installed Linux on a computer, you might download a Linux distribution iso, burn it to a CD, and try live booting your computer using that CD. You can find out how to do that on the web and at the source of the download. Live booting gives you chance to check out a distribution's compatibility with your hardware and gives you an idea of that distribution's "look and feel." Recognize that the live boot will run slower than an actual install, so it's not a good demonstration of the distribution's performance.

You should also look for Hardware Compatibility Lists, or HCLs, for the distributions that interest you to see if your hardware is mentioned as compatible.

Hold off installing until you find a distribution (distro) you like or that feels right for your experience level. Something to consider when choosing a distro is the support community behind that distro. You'll always be able to come to this forum and ask questions about any distro, but each distro should have its own support community, and you should check those out.

Come back with more info and questions as you need. Good luck!

[oz]

Welcome to the forums!

You can check the link in my signature for lots of information on getting started with Linux. We hope you'll have fun with it...