How to get your Linux feet wet with UNetbootin

[Mike Stenson (RIP)]

The best way to learn Linux is to use it. A good introductory book will help, but you won't really learn Linux or become confident in your skills unless you park yourself in front of a Linux system and start typing (and popping windows open, creating files, find your way around the desktop.

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