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Michael McCallister

"openSUSE Linux Unleashed"


If you know ahead of time what you need and want from your new system, you will save
time. You can always make changes down the road.
The most important consideration is: What do you want to do with your openSUSE
system? Will it run just the Apache web server or will it be your network file server? Will
the computer be connected to the Internet? If so, how? Do you want to launch a webhosting
business? Will it be just a toy to practice on, or a full-time tool?
Will you have to access Windows files on other computers or on the same machine? If
you have some other operating system (OS) now performing the task(s) you want Linux
to do, you should think about why you want to make a change.
There is a cost in time and training to migrating, although in most cases, Linux makes
that cost very worthwhile.
TIP
As you plan for your install, keep a notebook handy to write things down as you think
of them, and always keep it around to make notes as things happen while you??™re
running Linux. Text files typed into the machine are handy, as are sticky notes.


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