Choosing Both Hardware and Software for Your Linux Install – Assess Your Specific Needs

The question is seldom asked “What are you going to do with your new computer”.  Instead it is often a description of hardware or in the case of Windows Vista does the computer or will the computer run adequetly or like “a slug”  with the current hardware setup.

People buy computers to run programs , not to test hardware ( generally)  or run Operating Systems (OS) – that is unless they are trying to learn a particular job , career or just for the fun of it.

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In the same way before you go to the trouble of installing Linux – partitions, formatting swap files et al consider what after all is your computer going to do and what functions it will serve.  Pick the best distro for your needs and budget.  On top of that you there may be different configurations or even different versions of the same Linux product .

You need to think and ponder what your new Linux based computer system ( or upgraded former windows system ) will be used for.  Is it to be a mission-critical server, a program development workstation or maybe just a new machine for the IT dept.    Your answers will affect both your choices of hardware as well as your specific install.

Think carefully before you jump.  Consider the costs ( not neccessarily monetary but also time and energies) and benefits of more expensive hardware versus lower lijely downtimes.

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