It’s our beginners ACTION guide to Linux! We’ve collected some of our top audience questions, and we give you the straight answers to your hard hitting questions!

PLUS – We’ve got three wicked Android picks that will empower your handset with super-phone like abilities fueled by our yellow sun!

And so much more!

All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

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Questions Answered:

• What is open source, vs closed
• How can Linux be free?
• What is root?
• Why not run as root?
• What is a boot loader?
• What is the diff between an open source driver, and a closed one made by the manufacture?
• What’s the deal with flash and MP3?
• Repo vs Software installer downloads? What are package dependencies?
• What is the diff between Desktop Environment and Window Manager?
• What is QT? What is GTK? Why does a program use one or the other?
• Where to get help?
• What won’t work?