Hi Mark, Thanks for the tip. If the install fest doesn't work out I'll try it.
Robin On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Mark Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/20/08, Richard Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > > > The teenager down the street has asked me to help him install Linux on > his > > Dell laptop. Is there an Install Fest coming up soon that I could bring > him > > to? > > > > If no Install Fest is planned for the near future I would try to help him > on > > my own. I guess Kubuntu would be the best distro to use. Are there any > > pitfalls to beware of in installing Kubuntu, or other distros (Debian, > > Mandriva, etc), on a Dell laptop? > > > > Robin Carter > > Hey Robin, > > My girlfriend has a new Dell laptop (Inspiron) and Ubuntu works well > on it. It's not usually the brand name that matters, more often it's > what's inside. As long as the video card is one of the popular ones, > the wireless isn't Broadcom, and he doesn't use some funky > peripherals, he should be fine. > > After booting from the Kubuntu (or Ubuntu) install CD, you should have > a pretty good idea of whether it's going to work or not. The install > CD is also a live-cd, so you should be able to see if your hardware is > supported or not before you even start the install! > > -Mark C. > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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