You shouldn't have any issues with wireless. But I would check just in case. Go to http://www.ubuntuhcl.org/browse/search+wireless-networking?category=25and check for your hardware. There is also these sites:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/index.php http://www.linuxhcl.org/ Jeremiah E. Bess Network Ninja, Penguin Geek, Father of four On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 11:40, dr. Hannibal Lecter <[email protected]>wrote: > > Thank you for your posts. You have both steered me towards Ubuntu, as > I have tried it and liked it. Now that you've confirmed that it has a > bright future, I like it even more. The fact that Mono is included is > another plus, since I work with C#/ASP.NET at work I guess I could > also try mono. :-) > > I only wonder if my hardware will work (i.e. will I be able to connect > to "the internets" via WLAN etc..). In the past I've had many hardware > issues with linux. But that was a long time ago... > > I will post the results of my "ventures" here, but please don't > hesitate to post more opinions. > > Cheers! > > On Feb 20, 5:13 pm, Jeremiah Bess <[email protected]> wrote: > > Being new to the Linux world, I would suggest *buntu or Mandriva. I use > > Mandriva on several computers at home, and have for many years. I have > > looked at other distros and found no reason to switch. It just works for > me. > > Ubuntu is popular because it's the one the media has picked up as the > poster > > child for Linux. It is not a bad distro, don't get me wrong. It has a > great > > user base, and lots of community support. Mandriva has great support too. > > Most distros have a Live-CD version you can boot to and try out without > > installing anything. Do a few of those. It really comes to personal > > preference. If you have a big hard drive, install several to try out with > > dual booting. > > > > Welcome to the LUG, and good luck. Let us know what you end up using and > > why. > > > > Jeremiah E. Bess > > Network Ninja, Penguin Geek, Father of four > > > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 07:32, dr. Hannibal Lecter <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi all! > > > > > I'd like to tell you something about my current situation and why I > > > decided to post this question here. > > > > > I'm a software developer, and my primary OS is WindowsXP. I'm getting > > > a notebook now, and being an open source supporter/fan, I've decided > > > to make my primary OS linux. I'm relatively new to linux, I've > > > experimented with it several times in the past, but I would call > > > myself experienced in any way. Basically, I know my way around, I know > > > how to run ./configure and make, but if those two fail, I normally > > > just go to the corner of the room and cry all night. :) > > > > > Another problem is the fact that I'm going to share that notebook with > > > my wife and sister, which are "technologically challenged" as far as > > > linux is concerned. That's how I came to this point of asking myself > > > which distro is "appropriate" for all of us. > > > > > I went through the "linux distribution chooser" > onwww.zegeniestudios.net, > > > and unsurprisingly I got the following results: > > > > > 1. openSUSE > > > 2. Kubuntu > > > 3. Ubuntu > > > 4. Linux Mint > > > 5. Mandriva > > > > > I've used openSUSE and Mandrake in the past, tried Ubuntu in vmware. > > > Kubuntu is out of the question because I don't want to limit myself to > > > KDE (reminds me of windows..and that's just not it!). Until now, I've > > > never heard of Mint. > > > > > So in the end, which distribution would you suggest? What are your > > > opinions on the distros above? > > > > > I want something that has a future (openSUSE is backed by Novell, so > > > that's one point pro-SUSE), and updated regularly. Also, the distro > > > should be easily configurable/maintainable, but not too limited either > > > ("for the utter noobs"), I would like to develop in it (mostly PHP) > > > and learn the advanced stuff on the way. > > > > > I'm assuming there are some differences regarding media codecs/ > > > players, so if you know which one does the best job with audio/video, > > > that would certainly have some weight. > > > > > I apologise for the long post, I thought I should be precise in this > > > matter to get good answers :-) > > > > > Cheers and thanks in advance! > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
