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Moving from Windows to Linux? Here's how to take the good stuff with you

Bring your apps, docs, user settings and preferences along when you jump to Linux.

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September 04, 2007 (Computerworld) -- So you're switching from Windows to Linux? Great. Like other users and organizations who've taken the plunge, it's likely you're making the move to take advantage of Linux's stability and reliance on open standards. Now all you have to do is prepare carefully for your move.

In this case, careful prep means not just installing Linux on your system -- either on your existing computer or a whole new machine -- but also transferring your documents, bookmarks, preferences and system settings, and in some cases finding equivalent open-source applications for the Windows applications you were using before.

Moving from Windows to Linux? Here's how to take the good stuff with you

Bring your apps, docs, user settings and preferences along when you jump to Linux.

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