btw about the debian live cd that you mentioned (live.debian.net), should i expect the exact same hardware support from the real distro? because if so then that will be very handy to me...if not, then it wont.
On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Neil Sikka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yea, if you have programming experience, have a lot of time and know a > little about the kernel, i would def use gentoo. with it, you can do > anything. i have gentoo on my laptop, and i can just modify the kernel code > to do whatever i want. if you want it to just work and you dont really care > about what its doing, use ubuntu or fedora. > > > On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Erik Ramseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've had great success with Ubuntu on laptops. 8.04 is released in 12 > > days or so. I'd give it a go if I were you (at least the live CD to > > try it). > > > > -Erik > > > > ----- > > > > Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:57:45 -0400 > > From: Russ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: linux on a laptop > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm planning on installing linux on a laptop. Does anybody recommend > > any > > particular versions that work well with laptops? FWIW, the laptop in > > question is a Dell Inspiron 2500. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Russ Main > > > > > > -- > Neil Sikka
