I've successfully installed Ubuntu Hoary on the following laptops: HP Omnibook P3 (winmodem is the only device I can't get to work) HP Pavilion DV1000 (still has to check on wifi, card reader) Dell Latitude P3 (everything works)
I highly recommend HP models for a good Linux (of course Ubuntu Linux) laptop experience ;-) On 7/8/04, JM Ibanez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Who here runs Linux on their laptops? I'm thinking of getting a laptop > (thinking, mind you-- buying is a different story ;) ), and what to > know what experiences people have installing and using Linux on a > laptop. (I know Dean has a Debian laptop, and Sacha runs it on her > Lifebook, IIRC.) > > Currently, I'm looking at older, second-hand laptops and/or desknotes. > > In particular: > > * Hardware support issues - What hardware doesn't work? Since I'm > looking into a second-hand machine, in general, how difficult is it to > look for parts? > * Is a Linux laptop suggestable? > * Distro - I'm leaning towards Debian and Slackware, but if you've run > RH or MDK on a laptop, please share your experiences > * Kernel - I'm looking into using 2.6 and not 2.4, since IIRC 2.6 has > better (yet experimental) suspend support, which I definitely need. > * Desktop environment - I'm primarily a GNOME user, so I'm leaning > towards GNOME 2.4/2.6, but might switch to using XFCE 4. Then again, I > might drop to using IonWM instead, as I like being (generally) mouse > free. > * Use - Primarily as a general-purpose and development/coding machine. > > I'm assuming that, in general, the Linux laptop experience is the same > or similar across the major distros, but distro-specific > knowledge/experience is helpful. > > You'll have to excuse me, as I am clueless about laptops in general, > having been a desktop user all my computing life. > > (FWIW, I was able to install Mandrake 9 for a friend on her Compaq > (can't remember what model). The install was ok, with the exception of > the winmodem (good Lord, I hate 'em even if I have to live with one). > IIRC, I had installed KDE and not GNOME since she preferred to use > KDE. I think she's nuked the Linux partition though.) > > (I'm checking the archives, and see several people successfully > install Linux on laptops.) > > -- > JM Ibanez > http://www.livejournal.com/~jmibanez/ > http://www.mycgiserver.com/~butiki/ > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > -- http://jojopaderes.multiply.com -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
