> I bought a new laptop in November (HP Pavilion dv6-6002sa Entertainment > Notebook) and wish to start working on LFS 7.0 on it (replacing the > existing OS with Linux). What distribution is most recommended to use > as a base? I plan to start off with replacing Windows with a general > distribution but to put Windows back on in a virtual machine through > Virtual Box for work purposes. I wish to create my new distribution as > another virtual machine which I plan to use to replace the host OS when > it is ready and I know more about what I'm doing.
I guess everyone will have their own preference here but for me there is no better Linux distro than ArchLinux. that statement is not intended to start a flame war. ArchLinux is a rolling distro so you can keep it up to date daily/weekly very easily. It is also very lightweight and simple. The ArchLinux website has excellent Wiki's and the forums are very active so answers to questions come pretty quickly. I am running an HP G62 myself and I have been using ArchLinux for about 4 years now on various computers and there is no way I would change to another distro. I also strongly advise that you get more than just a few opinions though. What works for one person does not necessarily work for another. Clive -- Infinity: A concept for those who cannot comprehend the big picture. () Arch Linux - For movers and shakers. () -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
