[TriLUG] What is the Best 'Laptop Linux'?

[Mike Shaw]

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On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 9:02 AM, David McDowell <turnpike420 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Isn't this like asking if my favorite pizza should be your favorite pizza??
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Roy Vestal <rvestal at trilug.org> wrote:
> > I'm running CentOS 5 on my T60. Have a write up posted:
> >
> > http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installation_CentOS_5_on_a_Thinkpad_T60
> > http://rpp.linuxmaniac.net/index.php?p=centos5-t60
> >
> >
> > Roberto J. Dohnert wrote:
> >> And of course, Im going to plug my own distro http://www.pc-os.org.  I
> >> use it on my Thinkpads and Dell Inspirons
> >>
> >> bidwell at dead-city.org wrote:
> >>
> >>> ak dom wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> I'm sorry if someone has already asked this question, but here goes:
> >>>>
> >>>> I recently bought a Lenovo ThinkPad T61p with Vista installed (the
> license was relatively cheap... and windows can be useful at times), and am
> now getting ready to reformat the drive and install what will be my primary
> OS on this computer: Some Flavor of Linux.  My first thought was to go with
> Fedora 9, since it's what I'm used.  Then I considered the fact that Lenovo
> gives the option of preloading SUSE on some of its computers, meaning that
> openSUSE should have decent support for non-standard buttons, and the
> fingerprint reader.  But, well, the decision is still up in the air....
> >>>>
> >>>> So, I have kind of a three part question:  What Linux flavor do you
> think I should use?  Which distro do you use?  And what do you think is the
> best variant for laptops in general?  Oh, and why?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks in advance for any and all input on the subject,
> >>>> Alex Kesling
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> I like Debian.  I've also installed RHEL.  A lot of RHEL.  I think
> whatever distro you are most comfortable with will work.  Check
> >>> out thinkwiki http://www.thinkwiki.org for tips on your model.  If you
> have the ATI or
> >>> NVidia card be sure to download and install their drivers.
> >>> The only other thing you'll have to probaly find the driver
> >>> and configure is the wireless card.
> >>>
> >>> Matt
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
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