On 01/18/2015 05:29 PM, j...@ageinggracefully.ca wrote:
> I have never installed used nor installed linux on a laptop ($500 - $600),
> however I have decided to buy one but before doing so I need some advice.
> These
> are the questions that come to mind.
>
> 1. Graphics radeon or nvidia? I have
> Is that still the case?
>
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=96
Not by default, I know. But it appears, that i.e. k3b is using and looking for
temporary space in /tmp, when burning DVDs. Most people (i guess) will not
have 8GB of RAM free (for double-layer DVDs), so tha
On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 06:07:55PM +0100, Hans wrote:
> space you want to give for every partition. Hint: Make the partition, where
> /tmp resides a little bigger, so that there is about 10GB free. Some
> applications (like a DVD burner) uses it for temporary files. In this special
> case, and y
On 18/01/15 03:35 PM, Doug wrote:
On 01/18/2015 12:21 PM, Gary Dale wrote:
On 18/01/15 10:29 AM, j...@ageinggracefully.ca wrote:
I have never installed used nor installed linux on a laptop ($500 -
$600),
however I have decided to buy one but before doing so I need some
advice. These
are the q
On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 4:40:04 AM UTC+5:30, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 10:59:07AM -0800, Rusi Mody wrote:
> > On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 10:20:05 PM UTC+5:30,
> > jo...@ageinggracefully.ca wrote:
> > > I have never installed used nor installed linux on a laptop
On Sun, 18 Jan 2015, Celejar wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 10:52:33 -0800
> Patrick Bartek wrote:
>
> ...
>
> > I avoid Intel wifi chips. In fact, I try to avoid ALL Intel stuff
> > even CPUs.
>
> You don't say why, but AFAIK Intel wireless chipsets have some of the
> best linux support out th
On 01/18/2015 07:29 AM, j...@ageinggracefully.ca wrote:
I have never installed used nor installed linux on a laptop ($500 - $600),
however I have decided to buy one but before doing so I need some advice. These
are the questions that come to mind.
1. Graphics radeon or nvidia? I have nvidia on my
On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 10:59:07AM -0800, Rusi Mody wrote:
> On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 10:20:05 PM UTC+5:30,
> jo...@ageinggracefully.ca wrote:
> > I have never installed used nor installed linux on a laptop ($500 - $600),
>
> > 3. Dual boot? What problems should I expect?
>
> Modern uefi/g
On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 10:52:33 -0800
Patrick Bartek wrote:
...
> I avoid Intel wifi chips. In fact, I try to avoid ALL Intel stuff
> even CPUs.
You don't say why, but AFAIK Intel wireless chipsets have some of the
best linux support out there, with manufacturer provided support:
http://wireless
> I mentioned in another post to use the Windows software to shrink its size
> to make room for Linux. That's still what I recommend. However:
> Does GParted work with the UEFI/GPT system? If not, is there a Linux program
> that does? One would wish not to have to go to Windows for any future
> pa
On 01/18/2015 02:11 PM, Bret Busby wrote:
/snip/
I stand to be corrected if I am wrong, but my understanding is that
that information applies now to only old computers; all new Wintel and
WinAMD computers are now UEFI/GPT, rather than FAT/BIOS, and the
primary/logical partitions system, is obso
On 01/18/2015 12:21 PM, Gary Dale wrote:
On 18/01/15 10:29 AM, j...@ageinggracefully.ca wrote:
I have never installed used nor installed linux on a laptop ($500 - $600),
however I have decided to buy one but before doing so I need some advice. These
are the questions that come to mind.
1. Graph
On 19/01/2015, Hans wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 18. Januar 2015, 10:29:42 schrieb j...@ageinggracefully.ca:
>> I have never installed used nor installed linux on a laptop ($500 -
>> $600),
>> however I have decided to buy one but before doing so I need some advice.
>> These are the questions that come to
On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 10:20:05 PM UTC+5:30, jo...@ageinggracefully.ca
wrote:
> I have never installed used nor installed linux on a laptop ($500 - $600),
> 3. Dual boot? What problems should I expect?
Modern uefi/gpt machines can give special challenges for which
Ive found this helpful:
On Sun, 18 Jan 2015, j...@ageinggracefully.ca wrote:
> I have never installed used nor installed linux on a laptop ($500 -
> $600), however I have decided to buy one but before doing so I need
> some advice. These are the questions that come to mind.
Before doing anything, even buying a laptop, r
On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:07:55 +0100
Hans wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 18. Januar 2015, 10:29:42 schrieb j...@ageinggracefully.ca:
> > I have never installed used nor installed linux on a laptop ($500 - $600),
> > however I have decided to buy one but before doing so I need some advice.
> > These are the q
On 18/01/15 10:29 AM, j...@ageinggracefully.ca wrote:
I have never installed used nor installed linux on a laptop ($500 - $600),
however I have decided to buy one but before doing so I need some advice. These
are the questions that come to mind.
1. Graphics radeon or nvidia? I have nvidia on my
Am Sonntag, 18. Januar 2015, 10:29:42 schrieb j...@ageinggracefully.ca:
> I have never installed used nor installed linux on a laptop ($500 - $600),
> however I have decided to buy one but before doing so I need some advice.
> These are the questions that come to mind.
>
> 1. Graphics radeon or nv
> I am thinking of buying a laptop, probably second hand, with the
> intention of running linux only. Does anyone have any experience with
> installing and using linux on laptops? Can anyone recommend any
> particular laptop brands/models for running linux? What can I do to make
> sure that any lap
Seth R Arnold wrote:
>
> Matthew, if I recall correctly, there is even a debian-laptop mailing list!
> :)
Coolness!! I'll check it out.
>
> See if you can buy the thing without an OS, since that should save roughly
> $190 on Win98... :)
>
Well, I'll probably buy second hand, so I'll be putting
On Thu, Sep 09, 1999 at 12:57:22PM +1000, Matthew Dalton wrote:
> Hi there,
> I am thinking of buying a laptop, probably second hand, with the
> intention of running linux only. Does anyone have any experience with
> installing and using linux on laptops? Can anyone recommend any
> particular lapto
I am very happy with my Sharp 9080. You may be able to get one for just
over $3000 - I paid over $4k last fall.
The key feature of this laptop is the absolutely beautiful color active
matrix screen with 1024x768 resolution, which may be key to your
applications. I struggled for a month to get X ru
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