On 1/5/06, charkee berekeke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > guys, > > I've been planning on getting a laptop;one concern for me is the > issue > of linux compatibility. Can you help me on the common issues between linux > and today's laptops ( preferably the pentium m line ) ? Can anyone recommend > laptops that work best for linux ( and also ones to beware of ). >
On my ThinkPad, I have used Mandrake, Debian and Ubuntu. So far, they worked pretty well on it. Although when it comes to putting it on suspend, I had trouble with Mandrake and Debian which couldn't make it suspend properly =( It works well with Ubuntu so far =) You might try to also take a look at the documentation that's available online with regards to specific issues that concern specific distros, if you already have a preferred one. I use Ubuntu primarily because I don't have internet access at home so I get the packages from the installer CD (the packages there are pretty basic, I guess) and when I do get to connect online (in the office) everything is just an apt-get away ;) Mandrake and CentOS would also be ok when it comes to the variety of apps that come with the installer CDs, methinks =) Hope that helps =) > TIA, > charkee > > > ________________________________ > Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less > > > ________________________________ > Yahoo! Photos > Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, > whatever. > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > -- Clair Ching http://clair.free.net.ph - blog about linux, emacs planner, tech and culture http://clair.pinoyweb.net - daily journal, stories, miscellany http://pinoytechblog.com - the Philippines' premier technology blog http://freelance-pro.info - all about freelancing We know that free access to information preserves democratic ideas, that information resources must be managed with care, and that the human spirit depends upon remembering the past, sharing the present in community, and dreaming about the future. -Martha Smith (Information ethics: freedom, democracy, responsibility.) _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
