I installed Ubuntu on a friend's machine and regretted it. Ubuntu's package selection is pathetic.
Libranet once was a great distro...lots of default packages. If you can find the sparse 3.0 out there somewhere. Otherwise go SuSE, or should I say OpenSuSE. On 16-Apr-2006 Makaco Loko wrote: > UBUNTU ou DEBIAN SARGE 3.1 > > 2006/4/14, Bob Scofield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> Here are two questions. >> >> 1) Is there a laptop brand that is recommended for running Linux? >> >> I assume that the answer is "no." I assume that laptop components are >> changing so rapidly that if Toshiba is better in January, then Lenovo is >> better in April. But are there brands that are generally better than >> others? >> >> 2) Are there distros that are easier to get running on a laptop then >> Debian? >> >> I was wondering, for example, if there were more drivers in a commercial >> distro like SuSE that would make it easier to set up for a person like me, >> who is not all that tech oriented. I've installed Debian a few times on >> this >> desktop, but I have to say that reading the posts on this list really >> intimidates me. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Bob >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
