Christopher,
I get it. Can you explain why you send List mail via the
address I read as 'hardwardware@lists,hardwaregroup.com.' ???
Perhaps that address works, but I believe it is an internal only
address. Sorry.
Duncan
On 10/01/2014 21:56, Christopher Fisk wrote:
A question I have is what you're looking to do with this? If you're
looking to use it as a learning tool there are a few schools of thought.
#1: Go with CentOS to learn redhat, which is one of the enterprise
standards
#2: Go elbow deep with something where you'll really need to know the
system. I like Gentoo myself for that, but it's not for someone who just
wants something to work.
#3: Go with something like ElementaryOS or Ubuntu to just have a working
system without hassle.
The question comes down to what is your goal with the laptop?
Chris
On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 8:54 PM, Winterlight <[email protected]>
wrote:
After I posted I went Googleing and I found a page of fast and quick
distros
http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/780781-
6-excellent-lightweight-linux-distros-for-x86-and-arm
Elementary was there and I downloaded it. You are running it on old
hardware?
At 05:21 PM 10/1/2014, you wrote:
Check out ElementaryOS as well.
http://elementaryos.org/
On 10/1/2014 5:59 PM, Winterlight wrote:
I have an old and slow IBM Thinkpad X41 Tablet.
Intel Pentium M (Dothan), L2 2 MB cache 1.5GHz LV (758)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
12.1" Super Wide Angle FFS TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
2GB PC2-4200 memory standard (non-removable)
Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
CDC slot with one of the following:
IBM Integrated 56K Modem (MDC-2)
IBM Integrated Bluetooth IV with 56K Modem (BMDC-3)
MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter II
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter
IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0
IBM Active Protection System
SD Card slot with IO support CardBus slot (Type 2)
Wacom Serial Tablet PC Stylus
Tablet Hardware Buttons
I have upgraded the RAM to a maximum 2GB as limited by the chipset. It
had a real odd Travelstar 1.8 inch hard drive that was a SATA but was setup
as a PATA... why I don't know but it was so slow it killed the usefulness
of the laptop. So with a little bit of customization I was able to install
a SSD to work and it is now plenty fast enough to run win 7 pro, it's
current OS. Well, as long as I don't try to do anything that requires a
decent graphics card. But it is ok for simple stuff like email, browsing
the internet, winamp, using office, playing a game of chess.
I decided to run Linux on this laptop and hopefully find a new use for
it... or at least make it more interesting to play with. But which Distro
Ubunto or Mint? I have played around with Ubunto in a VM and I like it, I
just installed Mint in a VM and although I have read great things about it
from a usability standpoint I really don't have the experience or knowledge
in Linux to make a decision.... so any Linux gurus in the collective that
point me in the right direction, warn me of pitfalls, or give me a good
comparison of what I can expect? I would hate to spend time setting
everything up only to find out I made the wrong decision.
Thanks
w
