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Re: How to get started?



> > I've got an old computer currently running Win95 that I want to delete
> > Win95 completely and make just Linux box. 
> 
> Are you already a Unix user? if yes go on, if not I discourage you on
> delete Win95, quite probably you will miss some utilities/apps 

I disagree. I took up Debian from scratch having been a W3.1 user.
 
> You can install Linux without deletion/reinstall of Win95
> 
> Look at a package called FIPS, You will can resize your Win95 FA16/FAT32
> partition and install Linux on the free space left

If you have a quick net connection you can probably get away without a CD.

Either way I would recommend Hamm (version 2) - It's very stable, and due
for release soon. Some of the people on this list will I think burn CDs
for you.

HTH,

Matthew

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