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| Sparky |
 Aug 14 2005, 08:11 AM
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Mahna Mahna!  Group: Members Posts: 1,134 Joined: 21-June 03 From: Spencer, MA Member No.: 847  |
So I've got this spare Thinkpad T23, they are cheap on eBay, and wanted to run something lite and not resource intensive for using out in the garage. I decided on Linux, but trying to get any of the bigger name distro's to install was a pain in the a$$.... I spent several hours trying RedHat and suSe and Slackware. It would literally take the better part of a day to get anything running half stable but with quirky xwindows problems. Then I found Ubuntu...Very nice and easy to install distro, it's one of those Live CD versions so you can run off of the cd to test it out before doing the install. In all it probably took 30 minutes to install and has been running smoothly without any issue for about 24 hours now. I haven't tweeked the kernel yet but it self installed and configured ON A LAPTOP! That is almost of unheard of in the Linux world.
Ok done geeking out... back to grinding rust (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) My best, Mike D. |
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| Sparky |
Aug 14 2005, 09:47 AM
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Mahna Mahna! Group: Members Posts: 1,134 Joined: 21-June 03 From: Spencer, MA Member No.: 847 |
Hmm haven't tried fedora (isn't it a redhat product?) Knoppix is next as I like the Debian stuff. Ubuntu is still running fine and is easy to tweek. Almost too easy, it really is designed to be the Linux for everyone type of thingy. easy to install, navigate, and use, almost intuitive. I'm building a small epai based musc serve and I'll try Knoppix on it.
Mike D. |
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Sparky OT: Linux Distro on Laptop Aug 14 2005, 08:11 AM
Verruckt Have you tried Fedora? Really good hardware detect... Aug 14 2005, 09:21 AM tat2dphreak I always liked mandrake... when it comes to ease o... Aug 14 2005, 10:10 AM cha914 I am running Fedora core 3 on a Dell D600 laptop, ... Aug 14 2005, 12:26 PM Brando PHLAK is my laptop friend.
Other option was the l... Aug 14 2005, 12:54 PM Brando Aug 14 2005, 12:56 PM cnavarro Fedora- one of my friends from college spent the w... Aug 14 2005, 01:44 PM tat2dphreak I use unix daily, linux is an obvious choice... to... Aug 14 2005, 02:02 PM
bd1308 I use debian.....well then again, I'm more of ... Aug 14 2005, 02:19 PM |
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