Re: Full replacement of MS

From: Steve Lamb (grey_at_dmiyu.org)
Date: 11/30/04

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    ken keanon wrote:
    > I'm still toying with the idea of fully replacing Windows w Debian
    > GNU/Linux. The doubt I am still having is this: will I be able to use
    > all the data that I had created under Windows, those documents, emails,
    > images, audios and videos? Anyone has done a complete and successful
    > conversion? Will I have to start-off with a dual-OS system and do the
    > conversion via the HD? Or should I carry out a MS Backup of all these
    > data to a CD-RW and use it for the conversion under LInux? Would like to
    > hear from you.

         The only way to definatively answer your questions is to do it. Best bet
    is to make backups of all your important data in a neutral format (IE,
    directly to CDs, for example) and put Linux on the machine to see what it can
    do. That can be either a complete wipe (not recommended), reparitioning (if
    you have Partition Magic) or some other method (Knoppix live-boot CD, etc).
    It would be a pain to swap everything out only to find a few really important
    things are still needed. Since we cannot know everything that you do on your
    machine we cannot say with any certainty that what you have can be handled
    under Linux.

         My personal experience, though, is that for most home and basic
    productivity needs Linux and the Debian distribution specifically, works quite
    well. 

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