Re: Linux on a Laptop
  By: MIKE POWELL to ALL on Mon Mar 20 2006 18:37:00

 > I am considering purchasing a new laptop, for travel, and wanted to know how
 > easy/difficult it was to install linux on one.

 > Specifically, I have found pretty decent deals on used laptops from Compaq
 > (EVO N610C), HP (NC6000), and Dell (Latitude D600).  Does anyone have
 > experience in getting linux to run on one of these?  Are there any brands
 > of laptop that I should particularly avoid?

 > Also, are there any distros that are specifically tailored for installation
 > on a laptop?  Are there any based on Debian, which I am most familiar/
 > comfortable with?

 > Any other tips regarding laptops would be appreciated.  Thanks!

hello mike I am far from a linux guru, but I have spent alot of time lately
installing linux on my laptop, A *Gateway mx7118* I tried alot of
flavors and the easiest one i found is mandrake(or mandriva)10.1
2005 limited edition. my laptop is an AMD 64 which probably limited
my choices. it is also a dual boot system with xp media center.

   just remember to back up your data before trying to install using
norton ghost or equivilent. I am really glad I did, otherwise I would
have scrapped my HD.

   if I had to do it over I would have got a laptop with linux already on it
just because of my inexperience in setting linux up. in my experience
I have had better luck installing linux to true pentium computers
not celeron based, but that is just me.    anyways good luck with
your *project*   :)

                               TheTaz...


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