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Help with Linux

The latest issue of Scot’s newsletter has a nice collection of information to help answer the question “Will my hardware work under Linux?” It’s got links to getting Live CD distros, hardware compatibility databases, and more.

It’s all part of the Linux Clues addition to the newsletter, both the newsletter and various forums and websites associated with Scot’s are worth checking in to!

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