-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Kevin Kempter wrote: > Hi List;
(CC-ing the user as he seems to be a newbie and might not know the etiquette, which is that CC-s are not used and replies are sent to list only) > I'm a debian newbie with a few questions. I'm going to try running debian on > my IBM thinkpad laptop (Z60m). > > > > 1) It looks like debian sarge is running the 2.4 kernel, did I miss > something? > If this is correct can I easily upgrade to a 2.6 kernel? You can install 2.6 directly (as previously said) with the "linux26" boot parameter, but I recommend to install Etch instead if you didn't do the installation already. In that case I suggest you install the kernel-image-2.6.8-3-386 package (assuming you are using an x86 architecture). > 2) can I also easily upgrade to the latest stable version of KDE? Not exactly, see reply from Jochen Schultz[1] > 3) when running debian on a laptop, is the ipw2200 package/code for wireless > devices available for debian as a package? ipw2200 modules are available: - - only starting from Etch (current testing) and are in the contrib section of the archive which means you have to have a line similar to this one in /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://www.debian.org/debian etch main contrib non-free > 4) whats the best way to keep my debian install up to date? aptitude update && aptitude upgrade If you are running Sarge(stable) and you prefer graphical tools, you might want to install synaptic (note this is a gtk package, unfortunately there no qt/kde frontends for apt in sarge) aptitude update && aptitude install synaptic If you are running Etch (testing), I recommend installing update-manager. aptitude update && aptitude install update-manager > 5) how well does debian support ATI cards? Depends on the card, if you want the free drivers or the propritary ones and what you are running, Sarge or Etch. Usually 3D acceleration doesn't work. If you have an older card the free drivers usually work accelerated in 2D. If you have a newer card there are more possibilities, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon and links there for information about support. > 6) how can I setup a dual head install? Not sure how you can do that with the free drivers. Follow other people's advices :-) . With proprietary drivers you can generate a configuration file with aticonfig --initial=dual-head See more information with aticonfig --help > 7) is anyone running transgaming cedega and/or vmware on a debian install? I use and recommend qemu instead of vmware. Is a free virtual machine emulator. I had cedega installed at some point in the past on another computer, but I don't know the current state. I know people using vmware on a daily basis with Debian, so it shouldn't be a problem. [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-laptop/2007/02/msg00032.html - -- Regards, EddyP ============================================= "Imagination is more important than knowledge" A.Einstein -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFxt1nY8Chqv3NRNoRAsaRAKC4F9r1ByL8AAY+/c157kzU0wJmJQCguh0Y KMpbh64JqwBcZP44POS9UaA= =4YEx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
