It's possible things have changed since I played around with linux,
but I have booted I think it was knoppix from my laptop CD.
It was fun to play with at the time, but I think I had to configure or
mount things every time I booted.
Right now my laptop CD drive is no longer working and I have been
using an external CD drive through USB.
I had also played with installing vector linux, DSL linux, and
knoppix on some older junk PC's that people gave me and which only had
10 gig drives or something. I had tried booting Ubuntu once on my
mothers newer desktop, but I don't think it had enough memory.
At any rate, the unsolved question fro me is if I would want to go
the route of linux on an IBM PC laptop or consider getting a Mac
laptop. The first option would involve me researching what I would
need to do or learn in order to install linux myself, which distro I
should select, which laptop I would need etc,
On Dec 27, 11:40 am, "Hassan Schroeder" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 8:10 AM, [email protected]
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Does having VMWare as an additional layer create any inefficiencies or
> > problems ?
>
> No, it's just another app, but one that makes it possible to use one
> system to test on all major platforms. I have a MacBook Pro running
> VMs of Windows(2000, XP), Ubuntu, CentOS, OpenSolaris.
>
> So if you /really/ need some software that's Windows-only, no prob.
>
> And a generic three-button/scroll-wheel mouse works on it just fine,
> as well.
>
> If I were you I'd pop down to the nearest Apple store (or dealer) and
> play around with a MacBook in person before you make a decision.
>
> As far as problems installing Linux on your laptop (unsupported
> peripherals, etc.) -- many distros offer bootable CD images that can
> run without installation. Just download an ISO image, burn to a CD,
> and try it out risk-free. Alternatively, does your BIOS support booting
> from an external drive? That's another non-destructive option.
>
> FWIW, and good luck,
> --
> Hassan Schroeder ------------------------ [email protected]
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