Re: Re: Linux on a Laptop
  By: Poindexter Fortran to Coriolanus on Tue Mar 28 2006 06:59 am

 >  > I am considering purchasing a new laptop, for travel, and wanted to know 
 >  > easy/difficult it was to install linux on one.
 > 
 > 
 > Mike, http://www.linux-laptop.net/ has notes from people who've installed
 > Linux on dozens of laptops. Might be someone else has already done it on
 > one you want to buy and you have a list of what worked/didn't work and
 > guidelines to work from.

I suggest installing Ubuntu. I recently installed it on an old P3 "No-name"
Laptop that i had laying around and i must say that i am REALLY pleased with
how it turned out. It even detected a wireless PCIMA card. 

Of course most people will say that Fedora would of also detected hardware like
that, but considering that Fedora is 4 cd's and Ubuntu is only 1 its hard to
argue over that.

Ontop of all, Ubuntu has really great support on the irc freenode channels if
you have any trouble with it.

Good luck :)

/miT
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