This is an article to bookmark from MozillaQuest which is more or less of a Rosetta stone for Microsoft Windows users interested in Linux. It references a number of articles that answer basic questions about setting up and interoperating with MS Windows. A great first start for Windows users interested in Linux. ‘Linux has come a long way over the past few years. Some Linux
packages (distributions) now are fairly easy to install and to use.
There is lots of software for Linux and it’s likely that you can do
everything you want to do computer-wise with Linux. All in all,
Linux now is a decent alternative, or perhaps more importantly an
excellent supplement, to Microsoft (MS) Windows…’