Getting started with Linux on Linode in the cloud for less than 1 cent

• VirtualBox I use to run Windows on my Ubuntu/Linux so I can demo how to connect to a remote Linux box from Windows. You could use it to install Linux locally on top of your Windows machine.

Terminal emulator / local shell

• Install Git-SCM and use Git Bash

• or install Putty

Linode

• Register on Linode

• Admin interface of Linode