#1: Make use of your /etc/hosts file
#2: Keep out unwanted users with /etc/hosts.deny
#3: Let WICD handle your wireless woes
#4: Download and install a front end for iptables
#5: Get to know the command-line tools
#6: Hard-code your DNS server addresses
#7: Install ClamAV
#8: Know how to configure an IP address manually
#9: Get to know
#10: Don’t forget smbpasswd when setting up Samba
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Tip # 1 -- Overcoming installation issues
Tip # 2 -- Selecting and installing software
Tip # 3 -- Be open to mixed feedback during the migration
Tip # 4 -- Introduce new software in non-forceful way
Tip # 5 -- Lock down the computers
1: Standardize on a Windows-like desktop
2: Get users familiar with applications before you switch
3: Choose the right distribution
4: Have a machine up and running for your users to play around with
5: Remove administrative menu entries
6: Adopt adept
7: Offer printed materials
8: Take screen casts of more difficult tasks
9: Encourage the use of Linux-based forums and mailing lists
10: Have an installfest
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