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    linux

    can i buy & download any version of linuxoperating system online or just download good free version

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    You can download most versions of Linux for free. I prefer to by a CD version accompanying a book so I have a copy on hand, though.

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    Just go here:
    http://www.linux.org/dist/index.html
    It will link you to all the downloadable distro's. Yes the download versions are free. Note: For most, you'll need a CD burner to burn the images to up to three CD's. Some are less some are more.
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    My advice to you is to buy a Linux distro since you are just starting to learn, SuSE comes with a lot of documentation. It costs money but it's worth it.

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    You can download it free from any one
    of many locations.Go to Google. Type in "linux"

    or you can find packaged distributions in software
    stores.

    Often, when you buy a good book at a book store,
    it will also have the install CD.

    It takes quite a while to download unless you
    have a very fast connection.

    Even if you pay for a package, the software is free,
    inthe sense that it is legal for you to make as many copies
    as you want, and give them away, sell them etc.
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    btw
    www.distrowatch.com is a good place to start.

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    thanx for the help.
    to my understanding linux is a hard operating system to get use too is'nt it, and i have been doing computers about 1 1/2 years i first started on win 95 but i have done a reasonable amount of reading and heard that linux is powerful and i want to learn how to use it.

    whats my chances ?

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    It all depends on how much more reading you want to do. If you read the FAQ's and HOW-TO's and do a lot of other reading as well you can get good with it fairly quickly.
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    I am prepared to read what i can to learn about linux but i am not totally sure where to start

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    You can try http://www.linux.org/docs/. It has the Faqs and How-To's for you
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