How may times have we heard, "which distribution should I choose?" Well, I have that question now, but it will be asked in the way I think I think it should always be asked.
I have a Dell Inspiron 1521 laptop. I've run Mandriva on it for years, dual booting with Windows. Recently, Mandriva has become a bit slow on it. I still use it on my desktop and home server. So I would like some suggestions on what else to try. Here is my criteria: - Laptop power options must work with minimal or no configuration (hibernate and standby) - Would prefer KDE, but willing to try out other GUIs - Would prefer the GUI to be installed by default, instead of installing manually. - A GUI-based software installer is preferred, but willing to do CLI. - Not Ubuntu or a derivative (see here <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Gldt1009.svg>to eliminate choices). I want to avoid the Linux=Ubuntu stigma. - Must be a home-use style distro, not an enterprise-style like RedHat. - Must be a distro you would be proud to show off to non-Linux users. I use my laptop for web surfing while traveling, and some document editing. I have tried Arch and would have stuck with it, but the laptop power functions wouldn't work even after 2 days of working on it. I tried Linux Mint, but it sucked dry my laptop battery fast. I attempted to try PCLinuxOS just a few days ago, but the Live DVD would not boot after Grub regardless of the numerous kernel options I put in. Jeremiah E. Bess Network Ninja, Penguin Geek, Father of four -- 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 Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rules or http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf)
